Messing arrangements for sailors aboard a Russian Warship.
Source- The Bystander, 10 February 1904.
Portrait of Russian sailors in America in 1863.
The sailors were part of a Russian fleet sent to the US to support the Union cause during the American Civil War. The fleet was used to discourage British intervention in the war and re-enforce the Union blockade of the Confederacy.
Portrait of Russian sailors in America in 1863.
The sailors were part of a Russian fleet sent to the US to support the Union cause during the American Civil War. The fleet was used to discourage British intervention in the war and re-enforce the Union blockade of the Confederacy.