. History of the ram fleet and the Mississippi marine brigade in the war for the union on the Mississippi and its tributaries. The story of the Ellets and their men . he was dead. Passing through the midship gangwa\ of the cabin to the l;ii-boaid side. Ifoniul another man, Charles H. liallowell of Co. C. whose i-ight arm a shellliad taken off close to the shonldei-. lie la\ with his head towaid inc. on the 404 Ilisfdiij of flic Mdiiiic Irn/ddc. tahlf. and as 1 a piiriiaclifil. Iif i-iaclif( I l)ack liis left hand lo iiic saying-:Captain, I ^\■as doiiii;- iii,\ duly wliiii lliis was done. rpon
. History of the ram fleet and the Mississippi marine brigade in the war for the union on the Mississippi and its tributaries. The story of the Ellets and their men . he was dead. Passing through the midship gangwa\ of the cabin to the l;ii-boaid side. Ifoniul another man, Charles H. liallowell of Co. C. whose i-ight arm a shellliad taken off close to the shonldei-. lie la\ with his head towaid inc. on the 404 Ilisfdiij of flic Mdiiiic Irn/ddc. tahlf. and as 1 a piiriiaclifil. Iif i-iaclif( I l)ack liis left hand lo iiic saying-:Captain, I ^\■as doiiii;- iii,\ duly wliiii lliis was done. rpon the hin-ricaiir deck mi the larhoard side, wf found amilhrr of my ownnuui. .lames Mason. A shell had passed Ihrou^li Ids ehest. teariuL; out hislieart in its ])assa,i;-e, and throw iiiL;- it clear across upon the hurricane deck ofthe hoat we were eoiuoyiui^- past the battery. Mason had especially endearedhimeslf to Ills otticei-s and comrades hy his L;-eiierous and uns(dHsh allention tootliers in sickness. Siicli was the (ii^ht at Coliindiia short hut sharp. When we passedup. onl\- a |)ai-t (d the enemys i^-uns were in use. their battery haxinc been. Fighting Marmadukes Battery at Columbia Bend. The Adams Convoying !he Passenger Steamer Henry Ames and Firing Her Bow Guns, While the Monarch Halts to Engage the Enemy. di\ide-ht across tlie point foi that))urpose. Dni-ini^ the eni^aycmeul my \vhole command fiui^ht i^-allantly. T>rave,Lieut, (diildemeister was nevti- cooler oi more eftecti\e. (a|)tain Havens—well, wlio evei- expecled anything of him but bull doi.;- i)luckV My sailing mas-tei-. Thomas Drillel. stood 1 hrough it all. right out upon the hurricane deck,and Tilot ICly pT-o\ed himself a brave ftdlow at the wheel. I)unn«: this (iioaa-cincnt the Adams avjis struck by solid shotand sh(dl tllil•t^■-si\ liiiu^. l»eiiii> (•orii])ht(ly Iiddlcd troiii stem to I iicdcnts (if flic ( dl II inhni Ix ml Affair. 7«i stern, iiiid with dcclxs slippery with lii
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