. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . isoners, I was treated with muchconsideration by Colonel Justin Dimick, whomade fast friends of every prisoner under hischarge for his kindness to them. The war has long been over with me, and themost uncompromising on both sides mustacknowledge the creation of a new, richer, hap-pier, and better South and mightier commoncountry as the result of the unhappy strife. My old antagonists have ever been kind tome, and to many others of their old ante-bellum companions and friends. In 1867 aUnion man gave me the command of a vesselhe owned. In 186
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . isoners, I was treated with muchconsideration by Colonel Justin Dimick, whomade fast friends of every prisoner under hischarge for his kindness to them. The war has long been over with me, and themost uncompromising on both sides mustacknowledge the creation of a new, richer, hap-pier, and better South and mightier commoncountry as the result of the unhappy strife. My old antagonists have ever been kind tome, and to many others of their old ante-bellum companions and friends. In 1867 aUnion man gave me the command of a vesselhe owned. In 1868 a Boston company offeredme the position of first mate of one of theirnew iron steamships. In 1869 the colonel of aNew York regiment and a rear-admiral of theUnited States Navy secured my appointmentas Colonel of Coast Defenses in the EgyptianArmy; and I am now holding positions forwhich I was recommended by an officer whoseship fought mine below New Orleans. Beverley Kennon. INCIDENTS OF THE OCCUPATION OF NEW ORLEANS. BY AN OFFICER UNDKK FARRAGUT. r one oclockp. M. of the25th of April,1862, Farra-guts squad-ron, havingcompleted itsmemorablepassage ofForts Jacksonand St. Philip,and havingsilenced theChalmette bat-teries, anchor-ed in front ofthe city of NewOrleans. A THE MAIN-TOP OF THE HARTFORD dreilchlllg TcLlYlWITH HOWITZER. r 11 • was falling atthe time, but this did not dampen the ardorof Farragut or his people, neither did it washaway the bitterness from Confederate board the ships every face beamed withjoy and smiles, while the excited and infuri-ated mob that had taken possession of thelevee made the very air sulphurous with were two factions of the same nation insuch close proximity that they could heareach others voices and look into each othersfaces. One was in exuberant spirits, with ban-ners streaming over them from every mast-head; the other, depressed and exasperated,was surrounded by the blackened and charredremains of steamers and cotton
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