. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ean-going tug Fanny. These vessels had in tow a numberof schooners and surf-boats to be used in landing a smallbody of troojjs, less than a thousand in number, that accom-panied the exjiedition. The land force was under command of^lajor-General Benjamin F. Butler. It was soon known thatthe destination of the fleet was Hatteras Island, Avhere FortsClark and Hatteras were situated, commanding the approachto Hatteras Inlet. This was the first expedition of the navy in the Civil War,and a most important experiment, in that it was ])rop
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ean-going tug Fanny. These vessels had in tow a numberof schooners and surf-boats to be used in landing a smallbody of troojjs, less than a thousand in number, that accom-panied the exjiedition. The land force was under command of^lajor-General Benjamin F. Butler. It was soon known thatthe destination of the fleet was Hatteras Island, Avhere FortsClark and Hatteras were situated, commanding the approachto Hatteras Inlet. This was the first expedition of the navy in the Civil War,and a most important experiment, in that it was ])rop()sed toengage well-mounted batteries on shore with the broadsides ofwooden vessels; but risks had to be taken. On the morning of August 27th, the squadron was offCape Hatteras, and preparations were soon made for the land-ing of the troops. There was a fresh wind l)lowing from thesouth and a heavy surf was rolling up on the shore. On themorning of the following day, the troops |)repared to disem-bark, and the Patcnee, Monticcllo, and Harriet Lane were :ioo]. AQUIA CREEK WHERE THE FIRST SHOTS WERE FIRED BY THE NAVY The importance of Aquia Creek Landing, on the Potomac, to the navy grew steadily as the advance offensivehne which the Confederates had seized upon at the outbreak of tlie war began to be pushed back into Vir-ginia. As a strategic position the httle landing was tlie scene of many stirring events chn-ing the ebb andflow of the mihtary operations. The navy, in cooperating, came to know it as a point of supply. Longbefore February, 1863, when these pictures were taken, the Potomac flotilla had had its full of the abundanceof toil by night and day in the arduous and perilous task of patrolling the great river. Both banks in 1861were lined with hostile non-combatants; goods were smuggled across constantly by Maryland sympathizersto their fighting friends in Virginia. Federal merchant-vessels were captured in attempting to get up theriver to Washington. The suppression of
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