. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . the fort was about four hundred yards. About noon on the 11th, the fleet was noti-fied, by order of Gen. McClernand, that thearmy was ready, and a joint attack was gunboats took a position within aboutthree hundred jards of the fort and openedfire. The fort had opened upon them as soonas they came iu sight. At the same time abattery of Gen. Shermans began to fire, andthe troops were advanced to attack. It wissnot long before the heavy guns of the fortwere silenced
. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . the fort was about four hundred yards. About noon on the 11th, the fleet was noti-fied, by order of Gen. McClernand, that thearmy was ready, and a joint attack was gunboats took a position within aboutthree hundred jards of the fort and openedfire. The fort had opened upon them as soonas they came iu sight. At the same time abattery of Gen. Shermans began to fire, andthe troops were advanced to attack. It wissnot long before the heavy guns of the fortwere silenced by the gunboats, but the actionon the part of tho military grew more severenntil four oclock, when the enemy were so as to raise the white flag. A rushwas immediately made, both by the land troopsand naval force, to occupy the works, and thesurrender was made complete. The less ofGen. McClernand was about sis hundred, ofwhom one humlred and twenty were Confederate loss was less, owing to thoshelter of their troops. About sixty-five were MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. 337 MEMPHIS. 338 MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. killed and eighty-three wounded. The iron-clads vcere struck by many balls. A shotpassed through a porthole of the De Kalb andexploded, killing two and wounding shells entered portholes of the Louisvilleand exploded, killing one and wounding ten,two mortally. The other boats which wereengaged escaped without serious injury. Seventhousand prisoners, eight thousand stand ofarms, twenty cannon, and a large amount ofordnance and commissary stores were cap-tured. On the 15th, an expedition in light-draftsteamers, under the command of Gen. Gormanand J. G. Walker, proceeded upthe White river and captured the towns ofDes Arc and Duvals Bluff. The former issituated in Prairie county, Arkansas, and wasonce a thriving commercial town. It is situa-ted on the White river, and is about fiftymiles north eas
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