. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . 650 THE STORY OF Captain Boggs, her commander, says: During this time the firing of guns, whistling of shot, and bursting ofshells were terrible; the smoke, dense. As this cleared off, finding moresteamers ahead, I stopped to look for the rest of the squadron. The ship wasleaking badly, but thus far no one was hurt. Astern, 1 saw the Oneidaengaged with a Confederate steamer. The latter shortly after came up theriver, when I engaged him, b
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . 650 THE STORY OF Captain Boggs, her commander, says: During this time the firing of guns, whistling of shot, and bursting ofshells were terrible; the smoke, dense. As this cleared off, finding moresteamers ahead, I stopped to look for the rest of the squadron. The ship wasleaking badly, but thus far no one was hurt. Astern, 1 saw the Oneidaengaged with a Confederate steamer. The latter shortly after came up theriver, when I engaged him, but found my shot of no avail, as he was ironcladabout the bow. He tried to run me down, and I endeavored to avoid himand reach the vulnerable parts. During these movements he raked me, killing three and woundingseven, and attempted to board, but we repulsed him. Driving against me,he battered me severely, but in these efforts exposed his vulnerable side, and ■.^\jj*V^\^^«>,,>. ^■^^t■w.■.■., ,,111 ■■■^^■ 3*. Ramming the Varhna. I succeeded in planting a couple of l)roadsides into him that crippled hisengine and set him on fire. He then dropped off, and as he moved slowly upthe river and passed me I gave him another and parting broadside. I now found my ship on fire from his shells, and it was with greatdifficulty that this was put out. Just then another ironclad steamer l)oredown and struck heavily on my port-quarter, and backed off for a secondblow. This second blow crushed in my side, but at the same instant T gavehim a full compliment of shot and shell that drove him on shore andin flames. AMERICAN HEROISM. 651 Finding myself in a sinking condition, I ran my bow into the bank andlanded my wounded, still keeping up a fire on my first opponent, who at lasthauled down his flag. My last gun was fired as the decks went underthe water. No time to save anything; the officers and crew escaping with the clothesthey had on their backs. We were taken off by boat
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