. The history of the Civil War in America; comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the rebellion, of the various naval and military engagements, of the heroic deeds performed by armies and individuals, and of touching scenes in the field, the camp, the hospital, and the cabin . willbe checked by the fire of our is the opinion of our officers thatno infantry force can stand the stormof shot and shell which the gunboatscan shower upon them. On the 2tlst of February, GeneralPope, by order of General Halleck,pro^-eeded to the town of Commerce,on the Missou
. The history of the Civil War in America; comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the rebellion, of the various naval and military engagements, of the heroic deeds performed by armies and individuals, and of touching scenes in the field, the camp, the hospital, and the cabin . willbe checked by the fire of our is the opinion of our officers thatno infantry force can stand the stormof shot and shell which the gunboatscan shower upon them. On the 2tlst of February, GeneralPope, by order of General Halleck,pro^-eeded to the town of Commerce,on the Missouri side of the river,about fifty miles above Cairo. Herethere was rapidly assembled a forceof about forty thousand men. Withthis army, the last week in February,General Pope commenced his marchof seventy-five miles across the coun-try for j^ew Madrid, leaving the riveron his left. On the 3d of Marchhe arrived before the place. NewMadiid he found to be then occu-pied by five regiments of rebel in-fantry and several companies ofartillery. By careful reconnoissance,he ascertained that the place wasdefended by a bastioned earthwork offourteen heavy guns at the lower partof the town ; while another stronglyVol. 11—17 L. TYTATP ©IP TOBCB Tssissippi Tiinm momCAIRO TO ISLAND N? 10. Distance SxxityJVHLes. iHQah^io&1 , , NEW rORK MISSISSIPPI RIVER. CAIRO TO ISLAND NO. 10- 258 CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA constructed rampart of seven pieces of heavy artillery guarded all ap-proaches to the upper part of the town. These two formidable forts wereconnected by lines of intrenchment. Six rebel gunboats were anchoredalong the shore, each carrying from four to eight heavy guns. The river ,was so high, swollen by the spring floods, and the country around so low,that from the decks of the gunboats one could look directly over thebank, the marshes which spread around for miles, and were lower than •the river. There could be no secret or protected advance upon the city,no approaches by para
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