. Sketches from the Civil War in North America : 1861, '62, '63 . < 2 oLmXH DO CO UJ Xh 2 O o h u < OhO UJ Xh 2 CO ou wQ2 < <. 00 ei w CO m> oz ufai0 H _i< CO 2o I—I hU w The placing in position of the old whalers was thus described by the New York Heraldscorrespondent with the Union fleet: At half-past four this afternoon, December 19, 1861, the tide being nearly full, we re-crossed the bar and ran a hawser from our ship to the bark Theodosia, of New London, whichwas to be the first victim, and towed her across the bar to the upper boat (many rowboats weremoored at the point
. Sketches from the Civil War in North America : 1861, '62, '63 . < 2 oLmXH DO CO UJ Xh 2 O o h u < OhO UJ Xh 2 CO ou wQ2 < <. 00 ei w CO m> oz ufai0 H _i< CO 2o I—I hU w The placing in position of the old whalers was thus described by the New York Heraldscorrespondent with the Union fleet: At half-past four this afternoon, December 19, 1861, the tide being nearly full, we re-crossed the bar and ran a hawser from our ship to the bark Theodosia, of New London, whichwas to be the first victim, and towed her across the bar to the upper boat (many rowboats weremoored at the points formerly occupied by the channel buoys), on the left-hand side of thechannel. When we had her in a good position, Captain Stevens, through a speaking trumptet,ordered the captain to cast off the hawser. It was let go, and roused in again on our deckin the twinkling of an eye. The old bark, being under some headway, moved slowly to theexact spot we wished for her, and then struck the bottom; and her anchor dropped for the lasttime in the water, the chain rattling out as cheerfully as any chain might which had made itslast run, an
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