. Field, fort and fleet; being a series of brilliant and authentic sketches of the most notable battles of the late civil war . the fleet slie had a better chance to elevateher guns, and yet every shot was wasted. In the heat of the fight,both fort and fleet being hidden by the smoke, a Confederate soldierstarted to swim out to the Aroostock and disable her by cutting herrudder chains, but he was killed before reaching the vessel by ashot from the fort. The location of the fort gave it an advantage in long range and apluniring fire, but without the obstructions in the river the gun-boats would
. Field, fort and fleet; being a series of brilliant and authentic sketches of the most notable battles of the late civil war . the fleet slie had a better chance to elevateher guns, and yet every shot was wasted. In the heat of the fight,both fort and fleet being hidden by the smoke, a Confederate soldierstarted to swim out to the Aroostock and disable her by cutting herrudder chains, but he was killed before reaching the vessel by ashot from the fort. The location of the fort gave it an advantage in long range and apluniring fire, but without the obstructions in the river the gun-boats would liave swept past without checking speed. Over two THE LAST FIGHT OF THE MoNITOK. 281 hundred shot and shell were hred at it during the bombardment,and yet only two or three men were wounded, and those in the rifle-pits. The damage to the fort was too trifling to be noticed inofficial zeports. It was one of the first instances where obstructionswere used to hold a fleet under fire, and the advantage was so clearlyapparent in this instance that channel obstructions were at oncemade a part of the Confederate war poto tljf Iciifrals %tMi ,f art f ulaskl
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