. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ire, andthatnone % This view of the affair is strenuously disputed, of the fleet abandoned the blockading line, except A statement, signed on the 10th of February, on duty; they also state that the Confederate rams 1863, by the commanders of the Housatonic, Flag, retreated to the cover of the forts.—Editors. THE DEFENSE OF CHARLESTON. Smith came up the Stono, and leisurely anchored just above our masked bat-teries. Fire was now opened upon her. She endeavored to make her escape,re
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ire, andthatnone % This view of the affair is strenuously disputed, of the fleet abandoned the blockading line, except A statement, signed on the 10th of February, on duty; they also state that the Confederate rams 1863, by the commanders of the Housatonic, Flag, retreated to the cover of the forts.—Editors. THE DEFENSE OF CHARLESTON. Smith came up the Stono, and leisurely anchored just above our masked bat-teries. Fire was now opened upon her. She endeavored to make her escape,returning our fire as she passed, but was so roughly handled, and at suchclose range, that she dropped anchor and surrendered. Her armament con-sisted of one 30-pounder Parrott and eight 8-inch heavy Columbiads. Hercrew was of 11 officers and 108 men. Upon examination the damage she had sustained was found to be was thoroughly repaired and,under the name of the Stono, becamea guard-boat in the Charleston har-bor, with Captain H. J. Hartstene,C. S. N., as commander. As a corollary to this engagement.
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