. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . IN THE UNITED STATES. rival. She was a hundred and seventy-two feet in length, and placed solow in the water as to afford little surface for the assaults of an deck was flat, and her sides encased in heavy armor. Both ends ofthe vessel were pointed, and she required very little water in which tofloat. The chief objects which appeared on her deck were a smoke-stackand a turret. The latter was incased in wrought iron, several inches inthickness, and contained two guns, each ball of whi
. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . IN THE UNITED STATES. rival. She was a hundred and seventy-two feet in length, and placed solow in the water as to afford little surface for the assaults of an deck was flat, and her sides encased in heavy armor. Both ends ofthe vessel were pointed, and she required very little water in which tofloat. The chief objects which appeared on her deck were a smoke-stackand a turret. The latter was incased in wrought iron, several inches inthickness, and contained two guns, each ball of which weighed a hundretland eighty-four pounds. Within the bowels of the vessel a powerfulengine was placed, which drove her with resistless impetus against herenemy. Her flat deck was bomb-proof, and covered with iron plate aninch in thickness. The turret revolved, so as to be able to bring itstremendous guns to bear at any angle which might be desired. Thevessel was a marvel of architectural skill and of mechanical power, suchas the present age had never before witnessed. ^,&* ^B ^-^^ i^f*. >%5 THE BATTLE OP PEA RIDGE, ARKANSAS. 201 CHAPTEE XVIII. BATTLE OP PEA RIDGE IN ARKANSAS—GENERAL CURTIS—ATTACK OF THE REBELS ON THEREAR OF THE FEDERAL ARMY—GALLANTRY OF GENERAL SIGEL—CONTINUANCE OF THEBATTLE ON TEE SECOND DAY—INCIDENTS OF THE CONTEST—IT IS RENEWED UPON THETHIRD DAY—COMPLETE ROUT OP THE REBELS—RESULTS OF THE VICTORY—SKETCHES OFGENERALS CURTIS AND SIGEL—PRESIDENT LINCOLNS ORDERS TO THE FEDERAL ARMIES TOMOVE ON THE TWENTY-SECOND OF FEBRUARY—GENERAL MCCLELLANs ADDRESS TO THEARMY OF THE POTOMAC—SUDDEN EVACUATION OF MANASSAS BY THE REBELS—MOVEMENTOF FEDERAL TROOPS—BOMBARDMENT OF ISLAND NUMBER TEN—INCIDENTS OF THE CONTEST—•REDUCTION OF THE REBEL WORKS—OPERATIONS OF GENERAL POPE—ARTIFICIAL CHANNELCUT THROUGH JAMES BAYOU—GENERAL POPE ATTACKS THE REBELS AT TIPTONVILLE—CON-SEQUENCES OF THE CAPTURE OF ISLAND NUMBER TEN—SKETCH OF GENERAL POP
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