. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ONETHE NAVY LOSTLIEUTENANT SAM-UEL W. PRESTON This brave and promis-ing young officer was anardent advocate of theeffectiveness of land de-tachments of sailors andmarines against Fort Fisher came thecoveted opportunity andPreston paid for his be-lief in it with his heavy loss on thebeach cast a gloom overthe navy despite the. success of the assaultingcolumn of soldiers underGeneral Terry. Ensign(now Rcar-Admiral) Rob-ley D. Evans was one ofthose severely 200-pounder Parrottgun above was the for-ward pi

---

. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ONETHE NAVY LOSTLIEUTENANT SAM-UEL W. PRESTON This brave and promis-ing young officer was anardent advocate of theeffectiveness of land de-tachments of sailors andmarines against Fort Fisher came thecoveted opportunity andPreston paid for his be-lief in it with his heavy loss on thebeach cast a gloom overthe navy despite the. success of the assaultingcolumn of soldiers underGeneral Terry. Ensign(now Rcar-Admiral) Rob-ley D. Evans was one ofthose severely 200-pounder Parrottgun above was the for-ward pivot-gun of theWabash and did asmuch damage in the bom-bardments of Fort Fisheras any other single gun inthe fleet. The gun-crewthat ser\ed it was com-jjosed of picked menand every effective shotaroused hearty cheers. ^^ T-r

---

Size: 1459px × 1713px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookauthormillerfrancistrevelya, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910