. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . COPYRIGHT, 1911 REVIEW ON DANGEROUS DUTY—OFFICERS ON THE PHILADELPHIA This river vessel was early pressed into service for one of the most important and danger-ous performances of the navy in the war. After Virginia seceded, the Confederatespromptly removed all lightships and buoys from the Potomac, completely cutting off Wash-ington from the North. Selected by ballot of a board made up of the chiefs of departmentsat Washington, Lieutenant Thomas Stowoll Phcljjs was e
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . COPYRIGHT, 1911 REVIEW ON DANGEROUS DUTY—OFFICERS ON THE PHILADELPHIA This river vessel was early pressed into service for one of the most important and danger-ous performances of the navy in the war. After Virginia seceded, the Confederatespromptly removed all lightships and buoys from the Potomac, completely cutting off Wash-ington from the North. Selected by ballot of a board made up of the chiefs of departmentsat Washington, Lieutenant Thomas Stowoll Phcljjs was entrusted as an officer skilled insurveying with the perilous task of resurveying the channel and rej^lacing guiding was given the armed tender Anacostia and the Philadelphia for this work. Four12-pound army field-pieces were mounted at either end of tlie latter and coveredwith old canvas to conceal them. The crew and a company of the Seventy-first NewYork were kept carefully concealed below, while on the deck Phelps stood fearlessly at Aquia Creek it was particularly important that the river s
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