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What world-famous artist painted the historic Civil War sea battle between the Union sloop Kearsage and the Confederacy’s corvette Alabama?
French artist Edouard Manet. The Battle, fought in French waters outside Cherbourg harbor on June 15, 1864, was watched from shore and small boats by more than 15,000 people – one of them, Manet. The naval engagement ended with the sinking of the Alabama, which had defeated more than 60 Union ships in prior battles.