The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . fort to Donelsouand Dover, while Gen. C. F. Smith,with his brigade, advanced along thewest bank of the river, and , with his gunboats, movedslowly up and attacked the fort fromthe water. Com. Foote formed his vessels intwo lines: the iron-clads Cincinnati(flag-ship)
The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . fort to Donelsouand Dover, while Gen. C. F. Smith,with his brigade, advanced along thewest bank of the river, and , with his gunboats, movedslowly up and attacked the fort fromthe water. Com. Foote formed his vessels intwo lines: the iron-clads Cincinnati(flag-ship), Essex, Carondelet, and , in front, while the old woodenConestoga, Tyler, and Lexington,formed a second line some distanceastern, and out of the range of theenemys fire, throwing shell over theiron-clads into and about the advancing slowly and firingdeliberately, the iron-clads steadilyneared the fort, using only their bow-gims, because miwilling to exposetheir weak, unsheltered sides to theheavy guns of the fort, one of themhaving a caliber of 128 and anotherof 60 pounds, and but 12 of ours inall of our front line being a moment only was there hesita-tion in the attack ; when, after an So says Gen. Tilghmans official report. Feb. 2, 1862. Feb. 4-5. Feb. 4. 46 THE AMERICAN FoKTS UE> AHa D0NEL8ON. hours mutual cannonade, a 24-poundshot fiom the fort pierced the Essexat an unguarded spot, and, tearingthrough her thick oak planking asthough it had been cheese, penetratedher starboard boiler, instantly fillingher from stem to stern with burningsteam, killing both herpilots at theirpost of duty, and severely scaldingCapt. W. D. Porter and nearly 40 ofhis gunners and crew. Thus com-pletely disabled, the Essex driftedout of the action, to the great joy ofthe Rebels, who for a momentthought the victory their own ; buther consorts kept on fi_i-ing and near-ing for twenty minutes more, whenthey were within 600 yards of theKebel guns, wher
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