. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . COPYRIGHT, !•*! 1 . REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. THE CONFEDERATE GUNNERS IN 1861 It is clear that these Confederate gun-ners at Pensacola are untried and un-disciplined, but it is also evident thatthey are enthusiastic. They aremanning the guns which are to openlater on Fort Pickens, the first fort onthe Confederate coast seized by theFederals, and held by them through-out the war. This was due to theenterprise of Lieutenant Adam , ably seconded by LieutenantJ. II.
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . COPYRIGHT, !•*! 1 . REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. THE CONFEDERATE GUNNERS IN 1861 It is clear that these Confederate gun-ners at Pensacola are untried and un-disciplined, but it is also evident thatthey are enthusiastic. They aremanning the guns which are to openlater on Fort Pickens, the first fort onthe Confederate coast seized by theFederals, and held by them through-out the war. This was due to theenterprise of Lieutenant Adam , ably seconded by LieutenantJ. II. Gilman. Lieutenant Slemmersreport says of Lieutenant Gilman:During the whole affair we havestood side by side, and if any credit isdue for the course pursued, he is en-titled to it equally with myself. Thedemand was refused, and Fort Pickens. never passed into the hands of theConfederates. The battery seen inthis photograph was at Warrington,nearly opposite Fort Pickens. It com-manded the entrance to the Pendleton, who was a grad-uate of West Point in the class of1830, was chief of artillery in Leesarmy of Northern Virginia. He en-tered the war as captain in the ar-tillery corps July 19, 1861, andbecame colonel and chief of artil-lery July 21, 1861. The mortar inthis photograph is an old stylepiece dating from before the Mexican war. The new Confederatesoldiers had at times to contentthemselves with very old guns. BRIGADIER-GENERAL W. N. PENDLETON
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