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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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COPYRIGHT t91, REVIEW OF REVIE^VS CO. DECK OF THE U. S. S. RICHMOND AtTKR SHE PASSED THE FORTS THE IVIEN AT QUARTERS COMMANDER JAMES ALDEN ON THE BRmCE Thus the crew was assembled the morningafter that terrible night of fighting pastForts Jackson and St. Pliilip. The Rich-mond was the tUrd vessel in line in tliecenter division led by Fairagut himself.Only two of her crew were killed and fourinjured, for Commander Alden liad care-fully prepared a splinter netting wliichcaught the death-dealing pieces of plankand scantling, and prevented them fromsweeping the gun-deck. Early in October,1861, the Richmond, under CaptainJohn Pope, led the blockading vessels upthe delta of the Mississippi to the Head ofthe Passes, where the stream broadens intoa deep bay two miles wide, giving ampleroom for maneuvers. The Federal vesselswere not to remain here long unmolested.In the dim dawn of Oct. 12th, Captain GeorgeNicholas Hollins, C. S. N., stole upon thefleet unobserved. With his ironclad Ma- KALEVI

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