. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . y the end of the year had increased thenumber of seamen in the service from 7,600 to over 22,000. Many of these new recruits saw their firstactive service aboard the converted ferryboats, tugboats, and otlier frail and unfamiliar vessels making upthe nondescript fleet that undertook to cut off the commerce of the South. The experience thus gainedunder very unusual circumstances placed them of necessity among the bravest sailors of the navy. uj///^/-^^j^yf^^j/^^/^^^/,^
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . y the end of the year had increased thenumber of seamen in the service from 7,600 to over 22,000. Many of these new recruits saw their firstactive service aboard the converted ferryboats, tugboats, and otlier frail and unfamiliar vessels making upthe nondescript fleet that undertook to cut off the commerce of the South. The experience thus gainedunder very unusual circumstances placed them of necessity among the bravest sailors of the navy. uj///^/-^^j^yf^^j/^^/^^^/,^j^,-T-^ rr^^v^^^.^^v^^^>■^-^^^^^^.^.^s^^^>^^l The CommodorePerry, under Lieuten-ant-Commander C. , was in tlic divi-sion of CommiiuIK rRowan, wliieli tlislin-guished I ts<lf at RoanokeIsland. An old eon-verted ferryboat, sliewas on the advance lineof the action of Febru-ary 10, 1862, when thesignal for a dash at the• (onfederatc gunboatswas given. She pursuedand captured the SeaUird, the ofCaptain Lynch, ,upon tliat occasion, mak-iiig j»rison<rs of nearlyall her officers and On July 9, 18G2, she ledtwo other frail gunboatsup Ihc Roanoke Riveron a Flussersorders were to go toHamilton; and despitethe fact that the rivei-banks were lined withsharpshooters, he bravedtheir fire for ten hours,reached his destination,took possession of theConfederate steamerNelson, and returnedwith his prize. Flusserin the old Perryachieved a b ri 11 i a n trecord on the shallowCarolina waters, wherehe linally lost his life. A PLUCKYLKiHT I)R.\FT
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