. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . THE UNLUCKY ESSEX AFTEK FUKT HENRY The thousand-ton ironclad Enxex receivedthe severest pimishment at Fort blood surged in the veins of (oni-mander W. D. Porter, son of AdmiralDaNid Porter and brother of AdmiralDavid D. Porter. The gunboat whichhe led into action at Fort Henry wasnamed after the famous Essex which hisfather commanded in the War of of the shots from Fort Henrystruck and told upon the Essex, the lastone penetrating her armor and piercingher middle boiler. Commander Porter,standing among hi
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . THE UNLUCKY ESSEX AFTEK FUKT HENRY The thousand-ton ironclad Enxex receivedthe severest pimishment at Fort blood surged in the veins of (oni-mander W. D. Porter, son of AdmiralDaNid Porter and brother of AdmiralDavid D. Porter. The gunboat whichhe led into action at Fort Henry wasnamed after the famous Essex which hisfather commanded in the War of of the shots from Fort Henrystruck and told upon the Essex, the lastone penetrating her armor and piercingher middle boiler. Commander Porter,standing among his men directing the fight,was terribly scalded by the escaping COMMAXDER W. D. PORTER as were twenty-se-\en others. Wrong-ly suspected of disloyalty at the outbreakof the war, Connnander Porters conductduring the struggle gave the lie to suchcalumny. He recovered after Fort Henry,and was made Commodore in July, \gain in command of the Essex he at-tcni[)ted unsuccessfully to destroy thedread Confederate ram Arlia?isas at Yicks-bm-g on July 22d. Porter and the Essexthen joined Farraguts fleet. His shellshelped the Union forces to repulse theConfederates at Baton Rouge, August 5th,and he w-itnessed the blowing up of theArkansas the following day. He diedMav 1, ISC-t.
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