. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . f r. ,}*iA*T-^/^^ \- f J\ (■ A FORGOTTEN FIGHTER OX THE PAMUNKEY Here on the Pamuukey River, her ports dropped and exposing her gaping gun-muzzles, lies one of the vessels hastilyconverted into gunboats to serve the early needs of the navy along the shores and rivers of the Atlantic coast. Mannedby brave men who rendered yeoman serWce for the Federal cause, many of these small craft sank into obli\ion, over-shadowed by the achievements of the great monitors and ironcl
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . f r. ,}*iA*T-^/^^ \- f J\ (■ A FORGOTTEN FIGHTER OX THE PAMUNKEY Here on the Pamuukey River, her ports dropped and exposing her gaping gun-muzzles, lies one of the vessels hastilyconverted into gunboats to serve the early needs of the navy along the shores and rivers of the Atlantic coast. Mannedby brave men who rendered yeoman serWce for the Federal cause, many of these small craft sank into obli\ion, over-shadowed by the achievements of the great monitors and ironclads which were eventually provided by the NavyDepartment for service along the shore. Some of the converted ferryboats, when their term of charter was up,returned to their wonted peaceful occupation before hostilities ceased; others served till the end, and then, doffingtheir armor, returned to commercial life. Such vessels were early usefiJ in the York and Pamunkey Rivers in aid-ing the military efforts to advance upon Richmond by way of the Peninsula. White House on the Pamunkey wastwice the base of the Federal army, and t
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