. Abraham Lincoln; a history . MAP OF THE BATTLEFIELDOF ROANOKE ISLAND, FEB-KUARY 8, 1862. DRAWKBY LIEUT. \V. S. ANDREWS,OF THE 9TII N. Y. PUB-LISHED BY AUTHORITY OFTHE SECRETARY OF WAR. •^ ^^^ ^~--S: -^-t^ifij^s-. ^.^■bA. THE NEV/ YOrK PUBLIC L RARY ASTOR, LEMOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONSR BOANOKE ISLAND 249 long and half a mile wide. The neighboring were also mere marshes. The possibilityof reducing the fort began to be studied soon afterPort Royal was captured, and the work formallycommenced about the beginning of February. The to operate upon was described as a soft
. Abraham Lincoln; a history . MAP OF THE BATTLEFIELDOF ROANOKE ISLAND, FEB-KUARY 8, 1862. DRAWKBY LIEUT. \V. S. ANDREWS,OF THE 9TII N. Y. PUB-LISHED BY AUTHORITY OFTHE SECRETARY OF WAR. •^ ^^^ ^~--S: -^-t^ifij^s-. ^.^■bA. THE NEV/ YOrK PUBLIC L RARY ASTOR, LEMOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONSR BOANOKE ISLAND 249 long and half a mile wide. The neighboring were also mere marshes. The possibilityof reducing the fort began to be studied soon afterPort Royal was captured, and the work formallycommenced about the beginning of February. The to operate upon was described as a softunctuous mud, free of grit or sand, and incapa-able of supporting a heavy weight. Even in themost elevated places the partially dry crust is butthree or four inches in depth, the substratum beinga semi-fluid mud, which is agitated like Jelly bythe falling of even small bodies upon it, like thejumping of men or ramming of earth. A pole oran oar can be forced into it with ease to the depthof twelve or fifteen feet. In most places the resist-ance diminishes with increase of penetration. Menwalking over it are partially sustained by the rootsof reeds and grass, and sink in only five or sixinches. When this top support
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