. Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... . EXPLOSION SHELL THE CUTTER UNITED STATES Few incidents in the war displayed more courage and coolness than the action of Fog Boatswain A. W Pomeioy of the, UnitedI States fngateNiagara, in burning the Confederate brig Nonsuch near New Orleans. After setting the vessel on fire the Federal ™lojs ve 1^™%™%™™*Niagara, when a shell struck the boat, throwing two of the officers in the water. The men were saved by a cuttei dispatched from the magara. 4S. GENERAL GEOEGE B. McCLELLAN. s born in Philadelphia in December, 1826. He was graduated
. Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... . EXPLOSION SHELL THE CUTTER UNITED STATES Few incidents in the war displayed more courage and coolness than the action of Fog Boatswain A. W Pomeioy of the, UnitedI States fngateNiagara, in burning the Confederate brig Nonsuch near New Orleans. After setting the vessel on fire the Federal ™lojs ve 1^™%™%™™*Niagara, when a shell struck the boat, throwing two of the officers in the water. The men were saved by a cuttei dispatched from the magara. 4S. GENERAL GEOEGE B. McCLELLAN. s born in Philadelphia in December, 1826. He was graduated from West Point in 1846, and joined the3, to take an active part in the Mexican War, where he distinguished himself in the battles of Contreras, General George B. McGlellan wasarmy as second lieutenant of engineers, . Churubusco, Molino del Rey and Chapultepec, and was promoted to a captaincy. At the breaking out of the Civil War he was appointed majorgeneral of Ohio militia, but soon afterward was made major general of the army. After a successful campaign in Western Virginia he was madecommander in chief, and reorganized the Army of the Potomac. Being opposed to the extreme war party, he was superseded by General Burn-side. In 1864 he was the Democratic candidate for the Presidency. He died in 1885. 49
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