. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . Ash-bys Harbor, and effected a landing, after the gun-boats had dispersed a body of 2,000 Confederates,who had been stationed there in anticipation oftheir arrival. By midnight nearly eleven thousand troops hadreached shore, most of them after wading severalhundred feet through mud fully knee-deep, and inthe midst o
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . Ash-bys Harbor, and effected a landing, after the gun-boats had dispersed a body of 2,000 Confederates,who had been stationed there in anticipation oftheir arrival. By midnight nearly eleven thousand troops hadreached shore, most of them after wading severalhundred feet through mud fully knee-deep, and inthe midst of a cold rainstorm, but very few of theemail-bouts could proceed fur enough through thoshallow water. At seven oclock the nest morning tho troops food, and early on the 9th resumed their march,which soon brought them face to fan. with theConfederate skirmishers, whom they drove intotheir earthworks. Foster opened fire npon these with six how-itzers, under Midshipman B. F. Porter, and withthe Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth MassachusettsRegiments, on which tho excellent filing of thoConfederate sharpshooters was telling heavily untildispersed by tho Twenty-fourth Massachusetts, whosucceeded in dislodging them from tho woods wherethey had lain hidden. Thu Tenth Connecticut end. MAP UP ROAH> LAND, N. C, AND THE CONrEUEElATE FOltTS. whom, 0110 hour inter, were engaged in tho hom-brdmont of Fort Bartow, situated oil Pork Point,and mounting nine guns. The fire was soon directed on all tho batteries, aawell as on Lyuehs flotilla, which had como forwardand joined in tho fray, diverting much of tho fleetsattention. The littlo Confederate fleet was, beforelong, compelled to retire, with its largest steamer,tlio Curlew, so badlv disabled as to compel its being■leached under cover of Fort Forrest, situated onHi1* main land. The whole attention of tho fleet■1 as then cennvd on Fort liariow, and at about oneoclock its flagstaff had been shot away, its barrackswere in flame*, and two hou
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