. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THE FLAG-SHIP ST. LOUIS VIEWEDFROM ASTERN Copyright by Rcvitw of lieviews WUISi lLLE—\ FIGHTER ATTHE FORT by a fragment of the shell—a wound from which he never fully re-covered. Helpless now, the current swept the St. Louis bow around,and past her consorts that were still fighting, she drifted down the streamand out of action; later, in convoy of the Louisville, she returned toCairo, leaving the Carondelet and Pillshurijh to escort the on sh
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THE FLAG-SHIP ST. LOUIS VIEWEDFROM ASTERN Copyright by Rcvitw of lieviews WUISi lLLE—\ FIGHTER ATTHE FORT by a fragment of the shell—a wound from which he never fully re-covered. Helpless now, the current swept the St. Louis bow around,and past her consorts that were still fighting, she drifted down the streamand out of action; later, in convoy of the Louisville, she returned toCairo, leaving the Carondelet and Pillshurijh to escort the on shore. Grant was earning his first laurels as a soldier ina big battle. The disabling of the gunboats caused the Confederatesto make the fatal attack that resulted so disastrously for them. Assail-ing Grants right wmg that held a strong position, on tlie 15th ofFebruary, 19,000 men were hurled against a force 8,000 greater in the repulse was complete. Shattered they retreated to their works,and in the morning of the 16th, the Confederate general, Buckner,surrendered. .4bout prisoners were taken. The Federal losswas nearly 3,000, and that of the Southern cause about 1,000 less. For
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