. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . Stringbam, United States Nayy, then com-manding at Hampton Roada, was informed thatsupplica for the Confederate troopswere being continually carried throughHutlcras Inlet, the entrance to Pamlico Sound, on of the frigale Minnesota, flagship. CaptaiD C. A. once mode preparations lor an advance early the Van Brnnt; th
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . Stringbam, United States Nayy, then com-manding at Hampton Roada, was informed thatsupplica for the Confederate troopswere being continually carried throughHutlcras Inlet, the entrance to Pamlico Sound, on of the frigale Minnesota, flagship. CaptaiD C. A. once mode preparations lor an advance early the Van Brnnt; the frigale Wabeuh. Captain Samuel following morning. Mercer ; the gunboats Monticello, Commander John At five oclock, , on Wednesday, the 88th, the P. Gillis; the Patonee, Commander S. C. Rowan ; troops were being landed on the beach, two and a and the Harriet Lane, Captain John Faunce ; the half miles north of the forts, undercover of the a team transports George Peabady, Lieutenant R. B. guna from the Monticello, Pawnee and Harriet Lowery, and Adelaide, Commandor H. S. Stell- Lane, and later on the forts were attacked from wagen ; and the tng fanny, Lieutenant Pierce the front by the Wabash and tho Cumberland, Crosby. which latter had juat joined the sqiiudrou. These. the coast of North Carolina, and that the Inletwas defended by Forta Clark and Hattcras, both iucommand of Major W. S. G. Andrews. It was at once decided to fit up a joint militaryand naval expedition to capture the forta,and, onthe 26th of Augnat, it left Hampton Rand*. Thesquadron was under the command of CommodoreStringham, and the military force in charge ofGeneral IS. F. Butler, who hud been succeeded atFortress Monroe by Major-general John E. Wool,who had volunteered to lead the troope. This squadron, the first sent out, was composed The troops on board the transports consisted of320 men from the Ninth New York Regiment,Colonel Rnah C. Hawkins ; 500 men from the Twen-tieth New York Regiment. Colonel Mai
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