. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ng in the ^Mississippi, entirely un-aA\are of her coming, every vessel being at anchor, and onlyone, the captured General Bragg, having steam up. Hav-ing successfully run the gantlet, much to the mortification ofboth Farragut and Davis, and to the great glory and honor ofher commander, Isaac IS. Brown, formerly of the United Statesnavy, the Arkansas took refuge under the Vicksburg batteries. In order to retrieve the error of having been caught nap-ping, Farragut determined to follow the Arkansas and destroyher if possible. Immediat
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ng in the ^Mississippi, entirely un-aA\are of her coming, every vessel being at anchor, and onlyone, the captured General Bragg, having steam up. Hav-ing successfully run the gantlet, much to the mortification ofboth Farragut and Davis, and to the great glory and honor ofher commander, Isaac IS. Brown, formerly of the United Statesnavy, the Arkansas took refuge under the Vicksburg batteries. In order to retrieve the error of having been caught nap-ping, Farragut determined to follow the Arkansas and destroyher if possible. Immediately all of his vessels were ordered toget up their anchors, and with the ram Sumter in company, shehaving been detached by Flag-Officer Davis, the fleet steameddown the river. It was so dark when they passed the city thatthe Arkansas could not be made out with any distinctness; butone shot struck her. In thus running the batteries for the fointhtime, Farragut lost five killed and sixteen wounded. Neveragain were any of his shi^js to appear above Vicksburg. A.
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