ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE  ALABAMA SINKING Getting into Position End of the Duel The Kearsarge sinks the Alabama Alabama Sinking The Yacht Deerhound Alabama Sinks as the Deerhound Watches Deerhound Steams to the Rescue Deerhound Moves in to Rescue Survivors Deerhound Rescues Some of the Survivors A Pilot Boat Rescues Some of the Survivors End of the Duel Last of the Alabama Sinking of the Alabama Sinking of the Pirate Alabama Alabama Settling Stern Foremost		These illustrations of  the CSS Alabama’s engagement with the USS Kearsage  depict the final stages of the combat. They show the ship’s crew abandoning the Alabama, and the vessel sliding below the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. At the end, the yacht Deerhound moves in to rescue many of the ship’s crew struggling in the water.
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