. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . THE UNLUCKY ESSEX AFTER FORT HENRY. The thousand-ton ironclad Essex receivedthe severest punishment at Fort blood surged in the veins of Com-mander W. D. Porter, son of AdmiralDavid Porter and brother of AdmiralDavid D. Porter. The gunboat whichhe led into action at Fort Henry wasnamed after the famous Essex which hisfather commanded in the War of of the shot; from Fort Henrystruck and told upon the Essex, the lastone penetrating
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . THE UNLUCKY ESSEX AFTER FORT HENRY. The thousand-ton ironclad Essex receivedthe severest punishment at Fort blood surged in the veins of Com-mander W. D. Porter, son of AdmiralDavid Porter and brother of AdmiralDavid D. Porter. The gunboat whichhe led into action at Fort Henry wasnamed after the famous Essex which hisfather commanded in the War of of the shot; from Fort Henrystruck and told upon the Essex, the lastone penetrating her armor and piercingher middle boiler. Commander Porter,standing among his men directing the fight,was terribly scalded by the escaping steam.
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