. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. DECK OF THE U. S. S. RICHMOND AFTER SHE PASSED THE FORTS THE MEN AT QUARTERS COMMANDER JAMES ALDEN ON THE BRIDGE Thus the crew was assembled the morningafter that terrible night of fighting pastForts Jackson and St. Philip. The Rich-mond was the third vessel in line in thecenter division led by Farragut two of her crew were killed and fourinjured, for Commander Alden had care-fully prepared a splinter netting whichcaught the death-dealing pieces of plankand scantling, and prevented them fromsweepi
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. DECK OF THE U. S. S. RICHMOND AFTER SHE PASSED THE FORTS THE MEN AT QUARTERS COMMANDER JAMES ALDEN ON THE BRIDGE Thus the crew was assembled the morningafter that terrible night of fighting pastForts Jackson and St. Philip. The Rich-mond was the third vessel in line in thecenter division led by Farragut two of her crew were killed and fourinjured, for Commander Alden had care-fully prepared a splinter netting whichcaught the death-dealing pieces of plankand scantling, and prevented them fromsweeping the gun-deck. Early in October,1861, the Richmond, under CaptainJohn Pope, led the blockading vessels upthe delta of the Mississippi to the Head ofthe Passes, where the stream broadens intoa deep bay two miles wide, giving ampleroom for maneuvers. The Federal vesselswere not to remain here long the dim dawn of Oct. 12th, Captain GeorgeNicholas HoUins, C. S. N., stole upon thefleet unobserved. With his ironclad Ma-
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