Abraham Lincoln : a history . onsiderable extent repaired their damage,could entertain from the first little hope of succoror escape. The Union officers at quarantine,immediately after the action, permitted the seri-ously wounded of both forts to be placed on boardthe Confederate steamer McRea and sent to NewOrleans under flag of truce. By this means thegarrisons received news of the capture of NewOrleans, the retirement of General Lovells army,and the burning of the ironclad Mississippi. Whilethey noted these diminishing chances, they couldalso see Butlers gunboats, transports, and launcheswo
Abraham Lincoln : a history . onsiderable extent repaired their damage,could entertain from the first little hope of succoror escape. The Union officers at quarantine,immediately after the action, permitted the seri-ously wounded of both forts to be placed on boardthe Confederate steamer McRea and sent to NewOrleans under flag of truce. By this means thegarrisons received news of the capture of NewOrleans, the retirement of General Lovells army,and the burning of the ironclad Mississippi. Whilethey noted these diminishing chances, they couldalso see Butlers gunboats, transports, and launchesworking their way up the bay and bayous abovethem, and finally landing troops at quarantine. Onthe 26th Porter again summoned the forts to ca-pitulate, offering liberal terms and pointing out,that though they might hold out a little longer,their surrender was necessarily a mere question oftime. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Higgins, com-manding, replied that he had as yet no official in-formation of the surrender of New Orleans and. farraguts victory 273 could not until then entertain the proposition. But chap. the rebel commanders were hesitating, themen composing the garrisons were forming theirown conclusions and preparing to act on midnight of April 27 there was a sudden mutinyin Fort Jackson ; the insurgents seized the guards,reversed the field-pieces commanding the gates,began spiking the guns, and fired upon officers whowent to the parapet to control them. Simultane- RJJSrt,ously, about half the garrison deserted the fort with W w° arms and surrendered themselves to Butlers This state of affairs left the commanders noalternative. On the forenoon of April 28 theysent a flag of truce to Porter, accepting his termsof capitulation, which were duly signed at an inter-view between the officers on the steamer HarrietLane that afternoon. While the officers sat to-gether in the cabin an exciting incident tookplace. The Confederate note of acceptance
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