The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . )ranche3 of trees,whose green foliage rendered them im distinguishable, save by close ob-servation, from the dense woods thatskirted the river. Fourteen of themwere ranged in line close under thewooded bank, over which they wereto throw their shells into Fort Jack-son, at di
The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . )ranche3 of trees,whose green foliage rendered them im distinguishable, save by close ob-servation, from the dense woods thatskirted the river. Fourteen of themwere ranged in line close under thewooded bank, over which they wereto throw their shells into Fort Jack-son, at distances of two to threemiles. Six were stationed near thefarther or eastern bank, in full viewof both forts, but within range only. FORTS JACKOON AlfD ST. PHILIP. Explanations.—K, B, C, D, &c., are points on tho loftbank, and 1, 2, 8, 4, Ac, points on tho right bank of thoriver, selected for placinff the gunboats and mortars inposition. The position of the mortar-boats on the 18thwas as follows: 6 mortars on the left bank, between Gand J, 8,900 to 4,1500 yards from Fort .lackson ; 14 mor-tars on the riKht bank, from 1 to 5, distant 2,8:i0 to 8,190yards from Fort Jackson. On the 19th, they wore all ontho ri),ht bank, 3,010 to 4,100 yards from Kort .Jackson,and rcmaln^d nearly in tho same position through tho2Uth and 21st. Tho largo steamers and gnnboats wereplacc-d from i to U miles below the mortar-boats. On thofirst day, the small steam sloops and gunboats went up toabreast of the «mokc-»tack, where they engaged tho fortiand the enemys steamers. <iii 4prU 17. BOMBARDMENT OF FORTS JACKSON AND ST. PHILIP. 89 of Jackson, distant 2^ to three miles;all were mider orders to concentrate. their fire on Fort Ja
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