. Story of the war : pictorial history of the great Civil War : embracing full and authentic accounts of battles by land and sea : with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds acheived by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field and hospital; adventures of blockade life, etc. : containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders . GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE HOLLINS BOAST. €hey Avere fast in the mud. I pepperedthem well. There were no casualtieson
. Story of the war : pictorial history of the great Civil War : embracing full and authentic accounts of battles by land and sea : with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds acheived by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field and hospital; adventures of blockade life, etc. : containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders . GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE HOLLINS BOAST. €hey Avere fast in the mud. I pepperedthem well. There were no casualtieson our side. It was a complete suc-ceee. Hollins. What were the facts in this case?The Confederates had extemporized aflotilla, consisting of a steam-ram calledthe Manassas, mounted with one sixty-four-pounder Dahlgren; the steamerCalhoun, with one twenty-four-pounderDahlgren; the steamer Ivy, with aneight-inch thu-ty-two-pounder, rifled;the steamer Jackson, with two eight-inch columbiads and a twenty-four-pounder, rifled; and the cutter Pickens,with an eight^inch columbiad and fourtwenty-four-pound carronades. The Ma-nassas was originally the steamer EnochTrain, but had been completely recon-structed. In her new form she had a pe-culiar ram-like shape, and altogetherhad a formidable appearance. She wasdouble planked all over vdth wood ofsix feet in thickness. Her bow extendedto a length of nine feet, and was madeof the thickest and the strongest whole surface of the
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