. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . therivers. Porter took both with him up the Red River. On the return the Osage was making the descentwith great difficulty, in tow of the Black Hawk, when on April 12th she ran aground opposite Blairsplantation. A Confederate force twelve hundred strong, under General Thomas Green, soon appearedon the west bank and, planting four field-pieces, advanced to attack the stranded ironclad. The briskenfilading fire of the Lexington and the Neosho did not deter them. Lieuten
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . therivers. Porter took both with him up the Red River. On the return the Osage was making the descentwith great difficulty, in tow of the Black Hawk, when on April 12th she ran aground opposite Blairsplantation. A Confederate force twelve hundred strong, under General Thomas Green, soon appearedon the west bank and, planting four field-pieces, advanced to attack the stranded ironclad. The briskenfilading fire of the Lexington and the Neosho did not deter them. Lieutenant-Commander T. waited till the heads of the Confederates appeared above the river bank. Then he let drive atthem with his two liig guns, pouring upon them a rain of grape, canister, and shrapnel. General Green,who Ixhaved with the greatest gallantry, had his head blown off. After an hour and a half the Confederateswithdrew from the unequal contest, with a loss of over four hundred dead and wounded. The Osagewas sent to Mobile Bay in the spring of 1865 and was there sunk by a submarine torpedo on March [e-10]
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