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Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ithoutbeing seen by any other United States vesselthan the Varuna. The Manassas, disabled bythe Mississippi, aided by other vessels, wasdestroyed by her commander, who swam tothe Louisiana with his crew and was madeprisoner with her people two days after. TheStonewall Jackson, seen in the distance only,excepting by the Varuuas and GovernorMoores people, was destroyed by her officersabout thirteen miles above the forts, and out ofgun-shot of the enemy; and my ship was de-stroyed by my own hand about nine milesabove them. The Quitman and another gun-boat, with the telegraph steamer Star, werefired on the report of the first gun. They My officers were merchant mates, so were the quar- detachments, and oflongshoremen, cotton-pressers,ter-masters; the gunner had been to sea as a sailor on a and river boatmen — 93, of whom 57 were killed and 17man-of-war. Mycrewconsistedof artillery and infantry wounded, 4 of the latter dying afterward.— B. K. FIGHTING FA RR A GUT BELOW NEW ORLEANS. 453
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THE PENSACOLA DISABLING THE GOVERNOR MOORE. Captain H. W. Morris of the Pensacola says, in his report:The ram (Governor Jlfoore), after having struck the Varunagun-boat, and forced her to run on shore to prevent sinking,advanced to attack this ship, coming down on us right ahead.She was perceived by Lieutenant F. A. Roe just in time to avoid side, receiving, as she went by, a broadside from us. Intil Iread this, I thought the vessel that did us most damage was theOneida, the other vessels being astern of her. Captain Baileyof the Cayuga, Captain Lee of the Oneida, Lieutenant-Comman-der Crosby of the Pinola, and Captain Craven of the Brooklyn, her by sheering the ship, and she passed close on our starboard in their reports speak of firing into the Governor Moore.—B. K. were blazing when my ship reached them.I have already described the fate of the Res-olute and one other ram. The passenger boatDoubloon reached New Orleans all right. Myvessel ran over the little tug Belle Algerine.The

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