. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . t a manhaving received a single Carondelet and her commanderhad made good, and the next morninglay ready to support the army afterhaving achieved one of the greatestfeats in the record of the inland April 6th, her elated and pluckycrew captured and spiked the gunsof the battery opposite Point Pleasant,an event which convinced the Con-federates that Island No. 10 must beevacuated. That very night, en-couraged by the success of the Caron-delet, Commander Thompson, withthe Pittsburgh, ran by the disheartenedgunners
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . t a manhaving received a single Carondelet and her commanderhad made good, and the next morninglay ready to support the army afterhaving achieved one of the greatestfeats in the record of the inland April 6th, her elated and pluckycrew captured and spiked the gunsof the battery opposite Point Pleasant,an event which convinced the Con-federates that Island No. 10 must beevacuated. That very night, en-couraged by the success of the Caron-delet, Commander Thompson, withthe Pittsburgh, ran by the disheartenedgunners on Island No. 10 and joinedCommander Walke. The crossing ofPopes forces then proceeded, and theConfederates, in full retreat, werehemmed in by Paines division andsurrendered, before dawn of April Cooks troops cut off in their retreat from Island No. 10, were also compelled to surrender. The daring of Commander Walke in the face of this great danger had accomplished the first step in the opening of the Mississippi since the expedition left r,,,,.,,.,,;;,( ,,, /,, ,,,,1 of licneim Co. THE CAK0NDELET~^¥1RST TO RUN THE GANTLET AT ISLAND NO. 10
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