Identifier: civilwarstories00newy (find matches)
Title: Civil War stories
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Publisher: New York, The Century co.
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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N Sunday, the 12th of* ;&**%&& ~ ~ June> 1864, the Kear-hW*®^?* \S^^ sarge, Captain John A.Winslow, was lying at an-chor in the Scheldt, off Flush-Holland. The cornet suddenlyappeared at the fore, and a gun was fired.These were unexpected signals that compelledabsent officers and men to return to the ship.Steam was raised, and as soon as we wereoff, and all hands called, Captain Winslowgave the welcome news of a telegram fromMr. Dayton, our minister to France, announcingthat the Alabama had arrived the day previousat Cherbourg; hence, the urgency of departure,the probability of an encounter, and the expecta-tion of her capture or destruction. The crew 156
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REAR-ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES, CAPTAIN OF THE ALABAMAFrom a photograph in possession of Mrs. J. Mcintosh Kell; taken in England after the loss of his ship ALABAMA AND KEARSARGE 15.9, responded with cheers. The succeeding day wit-nessed the arrival of the Kearsarge at Dover, fordispatches; and the day after (Tuesday) her ap-pearance off Cherbourg, where we saw the Con-federate flag flying within the breakwater. Ap-proaching nearer, officers and men gathered ingroups on deck and looked intently at the dar-ing rover, that had been able for two years to es-cape numerous foes and to inflict immense dam-age on our commerce. She was a beautifulspecimen of naval architecture. The surgeonwent on shore and obtained permission to visitthe port for boats. Owing to the neutrality lim-itation which would not allow us to remain in theharbor longer than twenty-four hours, it was in-expedient to enter the port. We placed a vigi-lant watch by turns at each of the harbor en-trances, and continued it to th

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