A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . nemy, and, becoming the assailants in return, completelyrouted the enemy. The Confederates made no further at-tempt to invade the North by way of the Shenandoah val-ley. XY. Immediately after crossing the Army of the Potomacto the south side of the James, as previously stated. Grantlaid siege to Petersburg. On the 30th of July a mine wasexploded under one of the enemys forts, so that a stormingparty might rush through the gap thus made, and, with thec
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . nemy, and, becoming the assailants in return, completelyrouted the enemy. The Confederates made no further at-tempt to invade the North by way of the Shenandoah val-ley. XY. Immediately after crossing the Army of the Potomacto the south side of the James, as previously stated. Grantlaid siege to Petersburg. On the 30th of July a mine wasexploded under one of the enemys forts, so that a stormingparty might rush through the gap thus made, and, with theco-operation of other movements, the city be captured. Theassault was, however, a disastrous failure. On the 18th ofAugust an important advantage was gained by the seizure ofthe Weldon Railroad. To regain possession of it, the Con- XV. Questions.—116. After crossing the James, to what place did Grant laysiege? 117. Give an account of the attempt made in connection with the mine ex-plosion. 118. The Weldon Railroad. 119. What can you state of other conflicts?120. How is Petersburg situated? (See map, p. 320.) lintcolns administration. 335. REAR-ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. federates made repeated and desperate assaults, but ^Yere asoften repulsed. A number of conflicts took place by thetwo great armies of Grant and Lee, on both sides of theJames, in September and October, yet Petersburg and Rich-mond, at the close of the year, were still held by the Con-federates, though it was evident their grasp upon it was dailybecoming less firm. XVL Of all the achievements ofthe army or navy of the UnitedStates during the war, none w^ereperhaps more brilliant than that ofAdmiral Farragut in Mobile the morning of the 5th ofAugust, his fleet of monitors andwooden vessels, two abreast andlashed together, moved up the bay,the admiral being on board his flag-ship, the Hartford, lashed to themain-top, the better to observe the operations, and give thenecessary orders. The vessels succeeded in passin
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