Image: The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14576197040)

Description: Identifier: photographichist06mill (find matches) 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 View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ' Text Appearing After Image: COPtRIGhT, ijm, RFvIEW OF REVIEWS CO. THE GUN THAT SUNK THE ALABAMA—ON BOARD U. S. S. KEARSARGE On the main dock, showing one of the two 11-inch pivot-guns that were liandled with superb skill in tliefamous fight with the Alabama. The engagement was in reality a contest in skill between Americanand British gunners, since the crew of the Alabama was composed almost entirely of Britisli sailors.AYord was passed to the men in the Kearsarge to let every shot tell, and there followed an exhibition ofthat magnificent American gunnery that had c-haracterized the War of 1812. The Kearsarge fired only173 missiles, almost all of which took effect. The Alabama fired 370 missiles, of which but 28 struckher antagonist. An 11-inch shell from the pivot-gun of the Kearsarge entered the Alabamas 8-inchgun-))ort, mowing down most of the gun crew. It was quickly followed by another shell from the samegun, and then by another, all three striking in the same place. Although the gunnery aboard tlie .Vla- Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14576197040)
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