Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . te fleet in the Mississippi,the capture of New Orleans, the passage of the forts at Port Hudson andthe batteries at Vicksburg, and the capture of Mobile. For his brilliant andsuccessful services the rank of vice-admiral was especially created for him bythe government, and afterwards that of admir
Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . te fleet in the Mississippi,the capture of New Orleans, the passage of the forts at Port Hudson andthe batteries at Vicksburg, and the capture of Mobile. For his brilliant andsuccessful services the rank of vice-admiral was especially created for him bythe government, and afterwards that of admiral. John Adolf Dahlgren (b. November 13,1809; d. July 12,1870) was a prime EPOCH-MAKERS OF THE CENTURY 703 agent in developing the Naval Ordnance Department and its works at Wash-ington. He invented and made the well-known Dahlgren guns. During theCivil War he commanded the South Atlantic blockading squadron, of someninety vessels, and did splendid service for the Union cause. He was authorof many naval articles and books, some of the latter being used as text booksby the government. Raphael Semmes (b. September 27, 1809; d. August 30, 1S77) types morefully than any other the naval dash and efficiency of the Confederacy. Inhim, as commander of the Sumter and Alabama, the merchant marine of the. GEN. GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI. United States found its direst enemy, and his exploits upon the ocean wonfor him a fame which overshadowed those of even higher rank, but whoseservices were limited to narrower fields of naval activity. Admiral George Dewey (b. December 26,1837) acquired considerable navalexperience in the Civil War. At the breaking out of hostilities with Spain(1898) he was in command of the U. S. squadron in Eastern waters, and wasordered to destroy the Spanish fleet in the harbor of Manila. His attack wasprompt and daring, and it ended in one of the most notable victories in thehistory of naval warfare. In a few hours the entire fleet of Spain in theOrient was swept away, toge
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