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"Fort Massachusetts, Ship Island, near Biloxi, Miss. Historic Fort Massachusetts was built by the Union Army and Navy during the War between the States. It is fourteen miles directly south of Biloxi. Here on Ship Island, the headquarters for the West Gulf Blockading Squadron for the U. S. Navy was maintained during the War." Exterior view. Side 2.

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  • Item: 3974
  • Creator(s): Ragusin, Anthony V.
  • Description: "Fort Massachusetts, Ship Island, near Biloxi, Miss. Historic Fort Massachusetts was built by the Union Army and Navy during the War between the States. It is fourteen miles directly south of Biloxi. Here on Ship Island, the headquarters for the West Gulf Blockading Squadron for the U. S. Navy was maintained during the War." Exterior view. Side 2.
  • Date: 19--
  • City/State: Ship Island, Mississippi
  • County: Harrison County
  • Call Number: PI/2015.0023/Series II
  • Filename: 137582-2-postcard.tif