. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . in it wouldprove a fizzle. Commander A. C. Rhind, with acrew of volunteers, successfully performed theperilous duty, and, applying the match at midnight,the crew rowed safely away to the Wilderness, a swift gun-boat, in waiting. The whole fleet hav-ing moved off shore, under low steam, awaited theresidt in anxiety. A glare on the horizon and adull report were the indications that the floatingmine had been sprung. In the morning, when thefleet steamed in, all eyes were toward the f
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . in it wouldprove a fizzle. Commander A. C. Rhind, with acrew of volunteers, successfully performed theperilous duty, and, applying the match at midnight,the crew rowed safely away to the Wilderness, a swift gun-boat, in waiting. The whole fleet hav-ing moved off shore, under low steam, awaited theresidt in anxiety. A glare on the horizon and adull report were the indications that the floatingmine had been sprung. In the morning, when thefleet steamed in, all eyes were toward the it was, as grim as ever, apparently unin-jured, with its flag floating as defiantly as these days, with better electrical appliances,the explosion could have been made more nearlyinstantaneous, but I doubt if the general resultwould have been different. The powder-boat proving an ignominious failure,the fleet stood in toward the fort in close order ofdivisions, the iron-clads leading. At 11:30 thesignal was thrown out from the flag-ship Malvern :Engage the enemy. The Ironsides, followed by. CAPTAIN T. O. SELFRIDGE, JR. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. I The total number of guns and howitzers in the fleet was over 600, ana the total weight of projectilesat a single discharge of all the guns (both broadsides) was over 22 tons.—Editors. 655 will mm m -.■*.«( ■i
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