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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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. TheLafayette had the stronger armament, carrying two 11-inch Dahlgrens forward, four 9-inch guns in the broadside, and two 24-pound howitzers, with two 100-pound Parrott guns astern. She and the Chodaw were the most important acquisitions to Portersfleet toward the end of 1862. The Lafayette was built and armed for heavy fighting. She got her first taste of it on the night ofApril 16, 1863, when Porter took part of his fleet past the Vicksburg batteries to support Grants crossing of the river in anadvance on Vicksburg from below. The Lafayette, with a barge and a transport lashed to her, held her course with difficultythrough the tornado of shot and shell which poured from the Confederate batteries on the river front in Vicksburg as soon as themovement was discovered. The Lafayette stood up to this fiery christening and successfully ran the gantlet, as did all the othervessels save one transport. She was commanded during the Red River expedition by Lieutenant-Commander J. P. Foster.
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