The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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Page 56
... fire , till sea and shore shook to the fierce reverberations . A line of volcanoes seemed ud- denly to have opened in the sea , and the broad glare from the blazing guns , and bursting shells traversing the air in every direction , and ...
... fire , till sea and shore shook to the fierce reverberations . A line of volcanoes seemed ud- denly to have opened in the sea , and the broad glare from the blazing guns , and bursting shells traversing the air in every direction , and ...
Page 57
... fire , and loosened bricks and mortar were soon flying in every direction . It was impossible to serve the guns en barbette , and they were knocked to pieces one after another by the shot and shells that swept the crest of the ramparts ...
... fire , and loosened bricks and mortar were soon flying in every direction . It was impossible to serve the guns en barbette , and they were knocked to pieces one after another by the shot and shells that swept the crest of the ramparts ...
Page 58
... fire , but the attempts to put it out as before were soon found to be fruitless , for the hot shot of the enemy , dropping inces santly among the combustible materials , kept the flames alive , and in a short time the raging ...
... fire , but the attempts to put it out as before were soon found to be fruitless , for the hot shot of the enemy , dropping inces santly among the combustible materials , kept the flames alive , and in a short time the raging ...
Page 59
... fire approached the men's quarters where the barrels of pow- der that had been taken from the magazine lay exposed . The soldiers rushed through the flames with wet blankets , and covered them over ; but the heat soon became so in ...
... fire approached the men's quarters where the barrels of pow- der that had been taken from the magazine lay exposed . The soldiers rushed through the flames with wet blankets , and covered them over ; but the heat soon became so in ...
Page 61
... fire of four powerful batteries , and which , though unable to return only an occasional shot , and wrap- ped in a fierce conflagration , still refused to yield . It was a sight to move the pity of any thing human . Thus fell fort ...
... fire of four powerful batteries , and which , though unable to return only an occasional shot , and wrap- ped in a fierce conflagration , still refused to yield . It was a sight to move the pity of any thing human . Thus fell fort ...
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