The war with the south: a history of the late rebellion with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc, Volume 2Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 680 pages |
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... boats . 27 The flotilla sailed from Cairo on the morning of the 6th of February . It consisted of seven gun - boats , of which four were new and iron - clad , and three old . The former , the Cincinnati , Com- mander Stembel , upon ...
... boats . 27 The flotilla sailed from Cairo on the morning of the 6th of February . It consisted of seven gun - boats , of which four were new and iron - clad , and three old . The former , the Cincinnati , Com- mander Stembel , upon ...
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... boats . The enemy at Feb , the same time responded , and thus 6. began at half - past twelve o'clock the conflict at Fort Henry , which resulted so triumphantly to the Unionists . Foote continued to approach closer and closer with his ...
... boats . The enemy at Feb , the same time responded , and thus 6. began at half - past twelve o'clock the conflict at Fort Henry , which resulted so triumphantly to the Unionists . Foote continued to approach closer and closer with his ...
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... boats the passage up the river through the State of Tennessee and within the borders of Alabama . 29 One was killed and nine were wounded ward Florence , the enemy , as they on the Cincinnati ; one killed by gun- caught sight of the ...
... boats the passage up the river through the State of Tennessee and within the borders of Alabama . 29 One was killed and nine were wounded ward Florence , the enemy , as they on the Cincinnati ; one killed by gun- caught sight of the ...
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... boats had not yet arrived . These final- ly came in during the evening , and it was determined to begin the assault next day . 14 . It was not until three o'clock in Feb. the afternoon that Captain Foote was enabled to open fire . " I ...
... boats had not yet arrived . These final- ly came in during the evening , and it was determined to begin the assault next day . 14 . It was not until three o'clock in Feb. the afternoon that Captain Foote was enabled to open fire . " I ...
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... boats . Clarksville , the capital of Montgomery County , Tennessee , is a town situated on the right bank of the Cumberland , where the Red River emp- ties . * It is not far above Fort Donel- * OFFICIAL REPORT OF FLAG - OFFICER A. H. ...
... boats . Clarksville , the capital of Montgomery County , Tennessee , is a town situated on the right bank of the Cumberland , where the Red River emp- ties . * It is not far above Fort Donel- * OFFICIAL REPORT OF FLAG - OFFICER A. H. ...
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