Image: The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14576311639)

Description: Identifier: photographichist05mill (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: ihitt^^K^zJv,;d/< Text Appearing After Image: COPVRIGMT mi, rATBlOT 1*08. CO. FORT FISHEBEFFECT OF THE NAVAL BOMBARDMENT OF DECEMBER, 1864 In 1864, a larger force than ever had assembled under one command In the history of the American navy was concentrated beforeFort Fisher, North Carolina, under Admiral David I). Porter. Sixty vessels, of which five were ironclads, arrived in sighl of the rani-parts on the morning of December 20th. After a futile effort to damage the fort by the explosion of the powder-boat Louisiana on thenight of December 23d, the licet sailed in to hegin the bombardment. The New Ironsides, followed by the monitors, took positionas close in as their drafts would permit. The Minnesota, r,./or.;,/.>, and Wabash followed near. With a deafening roar ami a sheetof flame, these frigates discharged their broadsides of twenty-five 9-inch gun-, driving the garrison int.. their bomb-proofs. On Christ-mas Day, the bombardment was resumed by the larger vessels and the ironclads, while the smaller vessels covered t be 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) (14576311639)
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