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NAPOLEON COLLINS

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(1814-1875) Union rear admiral, captured the CSS FLORIDA in neutral harbor and was court-martialed for ‘The Bahia Incident’, but sentence dismissed due to the military effectivity (and popularity) of this illegal maneuver. War-date A.N.S. 1p. sm. 8vo., Boston, Dec. 16, 1864, to C. L. Pascal acknowledging receipt of a note. With a CDV showing Collins in a standing pose in uniform. Very good.

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