Keywords: outdoor photo border From 'Reminiscences of the Harriet Lane' by F. H. Pulsifer: "... from the yards of Wm. H. W'ebb, with engines built by the Allaire Works, she attracted much attention in those days (1859) owing to her fine lines and high speed." "As the Navy possessed, at the outbreak of the Civil War, but few modern vessels, it was glad to be reenforecd by the cutters, particularly the new and speedy Harriet Lane. We were, therefore, transferred to the Navy by executive order, as provided by an old law dating back to 1799." From 'Reminiscences of the Harriet Lane' by F. H. Pulsifer: "... from the yards of Wm. H. W'ebb, with engines built by the Allaire Works, she attracted much attention in those days (1859) owing to her fine lines and high speed." "As the Navy possessed, at the outbreak of the Civil War, but few modern vessels, it was glad to be reenforecd by the cutters, particularly the new and speedy Harriet Lane. We were, therefore, transferred to the Navy by executive order, as provided by an old law dating back to 1799." |