. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . uisville was wounded. Both vessels hadtheir wheel-ropes shot away, and the menwere prevented from steering the Louisvillewith the tiller-ropes at the stern by the shellsfrom the rear boats bursting over them. TheSt. Louis and Louisville, becoming unmanage-able, were compelled to drop out of battle,and the Pittsburgh followed; all had sufteredseverely from the enemys fire. Flag-OfiicerFoote was WOunded while standing by thepilot of the St. Louis \\\\t\\ he was killed. ^^ewere then about 350 yards from the fort. There was no alternative for tl
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . uisville was wounded. Both vessels hadtheir wheel-ropes shot away, and the menwere prevented from steering the Louisvillewith the tiller-ropes at the stern by the shellsfrom the rear boats bursting over them. TheSt. Louis and Louisville, becoming unmanage-able, were compelled to drop out of battle,and the Pittsburgh followed; all had sufteredseverely from the enemys fire. Flag-OfiicerFoote was WOunded while standing by thepilot of the St. Louis \\\\t\\ he was killed. ^^ewere then about 350 yards from the fort. There was no alternative for tlie Carondeletin that narrow stream but to keep her headto the enemy and fire into the fort with hertwo bow-guns, to prevent it, if possible, fromreturning her fire effectively. The enemy sawthat she was in a manner left to his mercy,antl concentrated the fire of all his batteriesupon her. In return, the Carondelets gunswere well served to the last shot. Our new-acting gunner, John Hall, was just the man forthe occasion. He came forward, oftered his. OPERATIONS OF THE WESTERN FLOTILLA. 437 services, and with my sanction took charge ofthe starboard-bow rifled gun. He instructedthe men to obey his warnings and follow hismotions, and he told them that when he sawa shot coming he would call out Down andstoop behind the breech of the gun as he didso; at the same instant the men were tostand away from the bow-ports. Nearlyevery shot from the fort struck the bows ofthe CaroiuhUt. Most of them were fired onthe ricochet level, and could be plainly seenskipping on the water before they enemys object was to sink the gun-boatby striking her just below the water-line. Theysoon succeeded in planting two thirty-two-pound shots in her bow, between wind andwater, which made her leak badly, but her com-partments kept her from sinking until we couldplug up the shot-holes. Three shots struck thestarboard casemating; four struck the portcasemating forward of the rifle-gun; onestruck on th
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