. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . Arttnits luitlj tlir iFnrts on, but the Hartfords anchor acted as a fender, and with their2)ort sides toucliing, the two vessels scraped by each other. Thesohd 9-inch shot from the Federal flagship bounded off theTennessees sloping sides; she attempted to fire lier broadsidebattery in turn, but her primers failed, and only one shot ])ierccdtlie Hart fords side, exploding on the berth-deck, wounding anofficer and killing several men. In attempting to make a quick turn,
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . Arttnits luitlj tlir iFnrts on, but the Hartfords anchor acted as a fender, and with their2)ort sides toucliing, the two vessels scraped by each other. Thesohd 9-inch shot from the Federal flagship bounded off theTennessees sloping sides; she attempted to fire lier broadsidebattery in turn, but her primers failed, and only one shot ])ierccdtlie Hart fords side, exploding on the berth-deck, wounding anofficer and killing several men. In attempting to make a quick turn, with the object ofagain ramming, the Hartford came into collision with theIjackatcaiuia; it was a narrow cscajjc, for almost luider the sjjot■where Farragut was standing, the flagship was cut down withintwo feet of the water-line. liut now the monitors came up. From this minute on tothe time that the l\ii)iessee hauled down her flag, she neverfired a shot and was literally hanmiered into submission. Kvenafter the flag Avas lowered, the Ossipee, that had started an-other ramming charge and could not stop in time, struck
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