. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . were dispatched later. In the two pictures of this page we are shownscenes along the levee in 1862, at Baton Rouge, and out in the river, a part of the fleet. The vessel withsails let down to dry is the sloop-of-war Mississippi; ahead of her and a little inshore, about to drop heranchor, is one of the smaller steamers that composed the third division of the fleet. Nearby lies a mortarschooner and a vessel laden with coal. Baton Rouge, where Farragut had hoisted his fl
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . were dispatched later. In the two pictures of this page we are shownscenes along the levee in 1862, at Baton Rouge, and out in the river, a part of the fleet. The vessel withsails let down to dry is the sloop-of-war Mississippi; ahead of her and a little inshore, about to drop heranchor, is one of the smaller steamers that composed the third division of the fleet. Nearby lies a mortarschooner and a vessel laden with coal. Baton Rouge, where Farragut had hoisted his flag over the arsenal,was policed by a body of foreigners employed by the municii)al authority. The mayor had declared thatthe guerifla bands which had annoyed the fleet were beyond his jurisdiction, saying that he was responsibleonly for order within the city limits. There was some coal fomid in the city belonging to private owners,and the lower picture shows the yards of Messrs. Hill and Markham, who, through the medium of , the Mayor, opened negotiations with Farragut for its sale. THE COALING YARD AT BATON ROUGE. Xr^rrmmmm:^ rm (0rlraus auii tlir lutnn Nauu •*• 4- pjd.
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