. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . d been given to Slidell and Bulloch. A plan wasarranged, however, by which M. Arman should sell the vessels to various European powers; and he disposed of the ironclad ram Sphinx to the Danish Government, then at war with Prussia. Delivery of the ship at Copenhagen was not made, however, till afterthe war had ceased, and no trouble was experienced by the Confederates in arranging for the purchase of the vessel. On January24, 1865, she rendezvoused off Quiberon, on the French coast; the remainder of her officers, crew, and supplies
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . d been given to Slidell and Bulloch. A plan wasarranged, however, by which M. Arman should sell the vessels to various European powers; and he disposed of the ironclad ram Sphinx to the Danish Government, then at war with Prussia. Delivery of the ship at Copenhagen was not made, however, till afterthe war had ceased, and no trouble was experienced by the Confederates in arranging for the purchase of the vessel. On January24, 1865, she rendezvoused off Quiberon, on the French coast; the remainder of her officers, crew, and supplies were put aboard of her; the Confederate flagwas hoisted over her,and she was christenedthe Stonewall. Al-ready the vessel wasdiscovered to haves])rung a leak, andCaptain Page ran intoF?rrol, Spain. Heredock - j-ard facilitieswere at first granted,but were withdrawnat the protest of tiieAmerican Captaui Pagewas repairing his ves-sel as best he could,the Niagara andthe Sacramento ap-peared, and after someweeks the Stonewalloftered battle in
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