. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . to give his life for the Confed-erate cause, the following year, near Vicksburg. It coveredabout tliree acres and mounted seventeen heavy guns. Grantsplan of attack was to land bis army four miles below the fort,to move across the country and seize the road leading to FortDonelson, while Foote should move u]) the river with his fleetand turn his guns on the Confederate batteries. On February 6th, Foote formed his vessels into two lines,the ironclads—the Cincinnati, the Carondclcf, the Essdr, andthe St. iMuis—forming a front rank. S
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . to give his life for the Confed-erate cause, the following year, near Vicksburg. It coveredabout tliree acres and mounted seventeen heavy guns. Grantsplan of attack was to land bis army four miles below the fort,to move across the country and seize the road leading to FortDonelson, while Foote should move u]) the river with his fleetand turn his guns on the Confederate batteries. On February 6th, Foote formed his vessels into two lines,the ironclads—the Cincinnati, the Carondclcf, the Essdr, andthe St. iMuis—forming a front rank. Slowly and cautiouslyhe ai)])roacbed the fort, firing as he went, the gims on theparapet answering those of the fleet. Several of the Confed-erate guns were disabled. The fleet was yet unhurt when thefirst hour had passed. Then a 2-i-pound shot struck the Essex,craslied through her side and penetrated her boiler, instantlykilling both her pilots and flooding the vessel from stem tostern with scalding steam. The Essex, wholly disal)le(l, drifted :i82] fK.^.
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