Flag of the CSS Fanny

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“I now gave the order to my acting aid, Assistant Paymaster F. R. Curtis, to have the cutter manned and bring off a rebel flag for Commander Rowan, which was flying on board the rebel steamer Fanny. J. H. Raymond, acting master's mate, together with a part of his division, jumped into the boat with F. R. Curtis and boarded the steamer Fanny, which was at the time on fire, hauled down the rebel flag, and then proceeded on shore to the battery, being the first to land, where the stars and stripes were planted by Mr. Raymond, amidst tremendous cheering from the flotilla.”From report of Lt. S.P. Quackenbush, USS Delaware