A 'powder monkey' pictured leaning against a gun of the USS New Hampshire in Charleston, South Carolina. A powder monkey was the term given to any member of the ship's company who passed filled cartridges and shot during action from the magazines below decks. Charleston, South Carolina, USA, circa 1864.
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