. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . fired her first shot at fiveoclock. One hour and a half laterthe eight rams of the ConfederateRiver Defense fleet suddenly and un-expectedly appeared bearing downupon the Cincinnali. The latterquickly slipped her moorings, andopened her bow guns upon the ap-proaching vessels. One of these, theGeneral Bragg, passed quickly abovethe Federal ironclad, turned andstruck her a violent blow on the star-board quarter. After that the Braggdisappeared down the river, but theGen
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . fired her first shot at fiveoclock. One hour and a half laterthe eight rams of the ConfederateRiver Defense fleet suddenly and un-expectedly appeared bearing downupon the Cincinnali. The latterquickly slipped her moorings, andopened her bow guns upon the ap-proaching vessels. One of these, theGeneral Bragg, passed quickly abovethe Federal ironclad, turned andstruck her a violent blow on the star-board quarter. After that the Braggdisappeared down the river, but theGeneral Price and the Sumter con-tinued the attack. One struck theCincinnaH again, but the other re-ceived a shot through her boilers fromthe Benton, and this ended her part ofthe fight. The wounded Cincinnatiwas helped to the shore and other Federal ironclad had nowcome upon the scene and the mtleebecame general. The General Van Dorn rammed the MoundCity so severely that she was compelled to run on theArkansas shore. After that the Confederate rams returned toFort Pillow and the half hours thrilling fight was Copyright by Review of Reviews Co. BOATS THAT BROUGHT ON THE BATTLE
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