The famous Stone Fleet sailing from New Bedford, Nov. 16, 1861. The ships 

 were loaded with stones and were sunk in the mouths of certain Southern harbours 

 during the Civil War, to prevent blockade runners from entering. The vessels in 

 this picture are the Garland, Maria Theresa, Rebecca Simms, Leonidas, South 

 America, Archer, American, Harvest, Amazon, Cossack, Courier, Henrietta, 

 Potomac, Kensington, Herald and L. C. Richmond. 



The captains of the Stone Fleet. A fine type of old New England ship masters. 

 Standing from left to right Captains Beard, Gifford, Swift, Childs, Stall, French, 

 Wood, Cumiski, Willis, Bailey. Sitting from left to right Captains Malloy, 

 Swift, Brown, Rowland, Worth, Tilton, Bray ton, Taylor, Chadwick. 



