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Sumpter Returns

From The New-York Times September 16, 1861: RETURN OF THE AFRICAN SQUADRON. The United States steam gun-boat Sumter arrived in this port yesterday morning, from St. Paul de Loando, Africa. She is the avant-courier of the African squadron, the whole … Continue reading

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