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Page 4
... out over the northwest bastion , in full view of the shore , while the Supply and Wyandotte , the only naval vessels in the bay , and both commanded by loyal men , mastheaded extra colors and stood clear 4 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... out over the northwest bastion , in full view of the shore , while the Supply and Wyandotte , the only naval vessels in the bay , and both commanded by loyal men , mastheaded extra colors and stood clear 4 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Page 5
William Wood. by loyal men , mastheaded extra colors and stood clear . Five days afterwards they had to sail for New York ; and Slemmer , whose total garrison had been raised to eighty by the addition of thirty sailors , was left to hold ...
William Wood. by loyal men , mastheaded extra colors and stood clear . Five days afterwards they had to sail for New York ; and Slemmer , whose total garrison had been raised to eighty by the addition of thirty sailors , was left to hold ...
Page 18
... of Virginia ; secondly , his belief in State rights , tempered though it was by admiration for the Union ; and thirdly , his clear perception that war was now inevitable , and that defeat for the 18 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... of Virginia ; secondly , his belief in State rights , tempered though it was by admiration for the Union ; and thirdly , his clear perception that war was now inevitable , and that defeat for the 18 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Page 73
... clear the active list and make it really a list of officers fit for active service . Up to this time there had been no system of retir- ing men for inefficiency or age . An officer who did not retire of his own accord simply went on ...
... clear the active list and make it really a list of officers fit for active service . Up to this time there had been no system of retir- ing men for inefficiency or age . An officer who did not retire of his own accord simply went on ...
Page 89
... clear and turning the after - pivot gun , the Merrimac then got in three raking shells against the Congress , which grounded when trying to escape . Meanwhile the Cumberland was listing over and rapidly filling , though she kept up the ...
... clear and turning the after - pivot gun , the Merrimac then got in three raking shells against the Congress , which grounded when trying to escape . Meanwhile the Cumberland was listing over and rapidly filling , though she kept up the ...
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