. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . as waiting impatiently at Hampton Roads for the start ofthe much-delayed expedition against Fort Fisher, there was work a-plenty along the coast to keepup the blockade and circum\ent the attempts of such Confederate vessels as the Roanoke toraise it. The upper picture is of especial popular interest; lying to the right of the despatch-boat and monitor off Port Royal is James Gordon Bennetts yacht Rebecca, one of the fastestsailing yachts of her time. When she swept into Port Royal flying the Stars and Stripes, she wastaken for a bl
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . as waiting impatiently at Hampton Roads for the start ofthe much-delayed expedition against Fort Fisher, there was work a-plenty along the coast to keepup the blockade and circum\ent the attempts of such Confederate vessels as the Roanoke toraise it. The upper picture is of especial popular interest; lying to the right of the despatch-boat and monitor off Port Royal is James Gordon Bennetts yacht Rebecca, one of the fastestsailing yachts of her time. When she swept into Port Royal flying the Stars and Stripes, she wastaken for a blockade-runner until her identity was learned. The officers of the blockading squadronwere handsomely entertained aboard her during her stay, and were glad to get the news she broughtfrom the North. On her way back to New York she was frequently mistaken for a blockade-runnerand chased. In the lower picture is seen one of the monitors stationed in Ossabaw Sound. Awn-ings are stretched in the almost tropical sunshine. Yet the vessel is ready for any
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