| Platt D. Babbitt Admiral and officers of the Russian fleet. Point View. Niagara Falls 1863, 25 October (probably) Stereoview, detail Private collection of Richard O. Titus LL/32708 During the American Civil War the Russian Government sent two naval squadrons to the US to demonstrate support for the Northern course. This expedition was also a strategic move to put pressure on England and France to be careful in their assistance to the South.
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