. The naval history of the Civil War . e were also some other militarymovements under consideration to discon-cert General Kirby Smith (Confederate),who had gone to Alexandria, so it was said,to provide troops with which to reinforceGeneral Dick Taylor. Neither of thesegenerals had any idea of operating below OF THE CIVIL WAR. 349 Alexandria, which was their natural base ;for the gun-boats might get up that far veryeasily, but would find it a difficult matterto proceed further, as was proved in theend. The expedition sent by Farragut wascomposed of the wooden gun-boats •Alba-tross, Estrella, L
. The naval history of the Civil War . e were also some other militarymovements under consideration to discon-cert General Kirby Smith (Confederate),who had gone to Alexandria, so it was said,to provide troops with which to reinforceGeneral Dick Taylor. Neither of thesegenerals had any idea of operating below OF THE CIVIL WAR. 349 Alexandria, which was their natural base ;for the gun-boats might get up that far veryeasily, but would find it a difficult matterto proceed further, as was proved in theend. The expedition sent by Farragut wascomposed of the wooden gun-boats •Alba-tross, Estrella, Lieutenant-CommanderA. P. Cooke, and Arizona, Volunteer-Lieutenant-Commanding D. P. Upton, allunder Lieutenant - Commander John It arrived off Fort de Russy onMay 3d, and found the enemy in the act ofabandoning the works and removing theirguns. Two steamers were engaged in thisduty, and two others were moored tothe bank alongside the earthworks, withtheir bows down stream. Lieutenant-Com-mander Hart at once attacked them with. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER iNOW CAPTAIN) AUGUSTUS , U. S. N. his broadside guns and a regular battlecommenced, the Confederate steamers re-turning the fire promptly, and it was keptup on both sides until a dense smoke envel-oped the river. Lieutenant-Commander Hart states thatthe enemy had the most guns and fired shotand shell with great rapidity, and certainlywitli accuracy. The Albatross went intoaction alone, but the enemy had too manyguns for her and she was considerably cutup, and finally obliged to retire, having gotaground on the very spot where the Queen-of-the-West had been disabledand captured. Hart claims that the othertwo vessels did not assist him ; but theprobability is that the pilots did not think there was room for three vessels to get intoaction at one time, as this was the worstpoint on the river to manage a vessel in —the current ran rapidly and the eddies werevery annoying to the best pilots; besides,that class of vessel w
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