. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . FOUR PICKED MENGUNNERS CREWOF THE ESSEX the fall of Port Hudson the Es-sex was always in the thick ofthe fight. One of the Es-sexs most important ser-vices came in the action ofJuly 15, 1862. On Aug. 7 theArkansas and two gunboatswere lying above Baton Rougeready to cooperate with the Con-federate troops in a combinedattack on that place. The troopswith the aid of the Federal gun-boats were defeated. Then Com-mander W. D. Porter startedup-stream mth the he approached the Arkan-sas, a few well-directed shotsdisabled her so
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . FOUR PICKED MENGUNNERS CREWOF THE ESSEX the fall of Port Hudson the Es-sex was always in the thick ofthe fight. One of the Es-sexs most important ser-vices came in the action ofJuly 15, 1862. On Aug. 7 theArkansas and two gunboatswere lying above Baton Rougeready to cooperate with the Con-federate troops in a combinedattack on that place. The troopswith the aid of the Federal gun-boats were defeated. Then Com-mander W. D. Porter startedup-stream mth the he approached the Arkan-sas, a few well-directed shotsdisabled her so that she becameunmanageable. Porter, seeing hisadvantage, loaded with incendi-ary shells, but at the first dis-charge the Arkansas was seento be already ablaze. Porter andhis men redoubled their Arkansas managed to getnear enough in-shore to make fastbut her cable burnt away, anddrifting again into the currentshe blew up. The Essex hadaccomplished the destruction ofthe last Confederate ram operat-ing on the Mississippi
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