Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2G. S. Lester, 1878 - United States |
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... vessels on the Confederate Works - Folly of Hollins on the Mississippi , 113. - Naval Engagement at Southwest Pass - Incompetency of Hollins , 114 . CHAPTER V. MILITARY AND NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA . - MILITARY ...
... vessels on the Confederate Works - Folly of Hollins on the Mississippi , 113. - Naval Engagement at Southwest Pass - Incompetency of Hollins , 114 . CHAPTER V. MILITARY AND NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA . - MILITARY ...
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... vessels , 333. - Battle with the Forts and the Ram Manassas , 334. - Fearful Struggle of the Hartford , 835. - A ... Vessels , 361. - Destruction of the latter , 862. - The Monitor in Hampton Roads , 363 .-- Battle between the Monitor ...
... vessels , 333. - Battle with the Forts and the Ram Manassas , 334. - Fearful Struggle of the Hartford , 835. - A ... Vessels , 361. - Destruction of the latter , 862. - The Monitor in Hampton Roads , 363 .-- Battle between the Monitor ...
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... vessels , chevaux de frise of various kinds , and a great variety of torpedoes , were used during the war . Spear proposed to place his torpedoes on land , at " shoot- ing distance in front of a chosen place of battle , or in roads over ...
... vessels , chevaux de frise of various kinds , and a great variety of torpedoes , were used during the war . Spear proposed to place his torpedoes on land , at " shoot- ing distance in front of a chosen place of battle , or in roads over ...
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... vessels to pass through . E , steamer descending the river Such rafts were constructed at several places on the ... vessel . B , torpedo . CC , tube filled with gunpowder , supported by a strong framework , to which the torpedo is ...
... vessels to pass through . E , steamer descending the river Such rafts were constructed at several places on the ... vessel . B , torpedo . CC , tube filled with gunpowder , supported by a strong framework , to which the torpedo is ...
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... vessels was in Hampton Roads for the purpose , on which were to be borne nine hundred land troops . Butler volunteered to command these troops . His offer was accepted , and on Monday , the 26th of August , at one o'clock P. M. , the ...
... vessels was in Hampton Roads for the purpose , on which were to be borne nine hundred land troops . Butler volunteered to command these troops . His offer was accepted , and on Monday , the 26th of August , at one o'clock P. M. , the ...
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