. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . us, for we sustained considerable damage and losses as wemoved out into the stream. When we were turning at the head of the reach we found ourselves closeto the United States steamer Oneida, 10 guns, with the United Statessteamer Caj/iif/a, 4 guns, on our port beam. On being hailed with Wliatship is thatt I replied, United States steamer 3rtssissi2)2)i, to deceive, shebeing a side-wheel vessel also, but, seeing om* distinguishing light, the On
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . us, for we sustained considerable damage and losses as wemoved out into the stream. When we were turning at the head of the reach we found ourselves closeto the United States steamer Oneida, 10 guns, with the United Statessteamer Caj/iif/a, 4 guns, on our port beam. On being hailed with Wliatship is thatt I replied, United States steamer 3rtssissi2)2)i, to deceive, shebeing a side-wheel vessel also, but, seeing om* distinguishing light, the Oneidaraked with her starboard broadside at a few feet distance; the Cayugadelivered her fire thirty yards distant; the Pensacola, 25 guns, a littlefarther from us, at one fire with shrapnel from the howitzers in her topscleared out 12 men at our bow-gun. Beyond her the firing of single gunsin quick succession, as some vessel, unseen to any one, was moving rapidlyup-stream, attracted my attention. At the same instant the United Statessteamer Finota, 5 guns, close to on oui port quarter, delivered her fire, FIGHTING FARRAGUT BELOIV NEIV ORLEANS. 8i. FIRIKG AT THE VARUNA THROUGH THE BOW OF THE GOVERNOR MOORE. killing 5 men in our bunkers. This combined attack killed and woundeda large number of men, and cut the vessel up terribly. Suddenly two, thenone Confederate ram darted through the thick smoke from the right to theleft bank of the river, passing close to all of us. They missed the channel forNew Orleans, grounded on and around the point next above and close to FortSt. Philip; one was fired and deserted, and blew up soon after as we passedher; the others were disabled and were soon after abandoned by their (the Resolute) was taken possession of later by men from the Confed-erate steamer McRae. I do not know what became of the other, the smokewas so dense. All this passed in a few moments. Suddenly I saw betweenmy vessel and the burning Quitman^ close to us on the west
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