Platt D. Babbitt 1863, 25 October (probably) Admiral and officers of the Russian fleet. Point View. Niagara Falls
Stereoview, detail Private collection of Richard O. Titus 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.
