. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . .. HART OF THE Kl NN1NG I Ill I 11 1 W EEN 1 in v a I; 1 N I 1 ill i HASB. B. THERNOR M IRE FIRES 1 UKFIRST SHOT. can, the commander ofthe two forts, my obser-vations on the enemysmovements as seen bymyself from the mast- 44S FIGHTING FARRAGUT BELOW NEW FIRING AT THE VARUNA THROUGH THE BOW OF THE GOVERNOR MOORE. head. Yet to my knowledge no picket boat wassent down by us, or any means adopted towatch the enemy and guard against result was they were abreast the forts be-fore some of our vessels fired a shot. In afew mom
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . .. HART OF THE Kl NN1NG I Ill I 11 1 W EEN 1 in v a I; 1 N I 1 ill i HASB. B. THERNOR M IRE FIRES 1 UKFIRST SHOT. can, the commander ofthe two forts, my obser-vations on the enemysmovements as seen bymyself from the mast- 44S FIGHTING FARRAGUT BELOW NEW FIRING AT THE VARUNA THROUGH THE BOW OF THE GOVERNOR MOORE. head. Yet to my knowledge no picket boat wassent down by us, or any means adopted towatch the enemy and guard against result was they were abreast the forts be-fore some of our vessels fired a shot. In afew moments this space was filled with smokefrom the guns and exploded shells, intensify-ing the darkness of the night. A slackeningof the fire on both sides was necessary, sinceneither could distinguish friend from foe. Insome places no object was distinguishableuntil directly upon it, when it was as soonlost to view, yet the 17. S. squadron steamedahead, blind-folded, as it were, through thedarkness and confusion, soon to find them-selves in places of absolute safety and withcomparatively few casualties. A- about 3-3° A. m. (April 24, 1862) anunusual noise down the river attracted myattention. As we expected to be attacked atany moment I descended the ladder to nearthe water, where I distinctly heard the paddle
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