. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . mmi When the war broke out, SamuelPhiOips Lee, who was born in Vir-ginia in 1811, had already seentwenty-six years of ahnost continu-ous ser\ice. During the CivilWar he was frequently shifted,but everywhere set an example tothe service. At the passage of FortsJackson and St. Phillip he com-manded the sloop-of-war fought conspicuously in the battlesof the Mississippi, from New Orleansto Vicksburg. In July of 18G2 hewas placed in command of the NorthAtlantic blockading squadron, mak-ing the blockade more effective thanever
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . mmi When the war broke out, SamuelPhiOips Lee, who was born in Vir-ginia in 1811, had already seentwenty-six years of ahnost continu-ous ser\ice. During the CivilWar he was frequently shifted,but everywhere set an example tothe service. At the passage of FortsJackson and St. Phillip he com-manded the sloop-of-war fought conspicuously in the battlesof the Mississippi, from New Orleansto Vicksburg. In July of 18G2 hewas placed in command of the NorthAtlantic blockading squadron, mak-ing the blockade more effective thanever. Late in the war, in the suimucrof 04, he was transferred to the Mis-sissippi squadron, keeping the (um-berland River open for the army. ADMIRAL S. P. LEE NORTH ATLANTIC BLOCKADINC, SQUADRON, ISOiJ. ^^vvv^sv^^sv^vvv^w^vvv^vv • ^^■^ The sloop below, attached to theblockading squailron during the war,won quite a name for herself, al-though not engaged in any of thelarger actions, by capturing a num-ber of prizes. In 18C1, imder (a[)tainC. Green, she caught the blockade-runner Alvarado and took theBritish vessel Aigburth at sealaden with contraband intended forthe Confederacy. On December15th, of the following year, she cap-tured the ship Havelock and alarge brig that was trying to makethe coast, laden with cloth and jmi-cussion-caps. The Jamestownwas ordered to the East Indies Sep-tember 11, 180*2, where she remainedtill after the wars close. She iiad aroving full of advcnluri. A FAST SAILER THE SLOOP-OF-WAR JAMESTOWN
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