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Title: Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ..
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Generals
Publisher: Philadelphia, National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ar, ringing soundof the navy guns, the firing becoming louder and morerapid as they neared the fort. The National field-pieces opened fire along thewhole line. The thunder was terrific. The Con-federates, most of whom were Texan volunteers, madea gallant resistance. A regiment of cavalry, aban-doning their horses, fought on foot, and rendered fora time effective service in resisting the advance of theNationals. It was impossible for them to resist thefierce onset made by overwhelming numbers resolvedto win or die. A Storm of Bullets. Sherman pressed forward on the right, Morgan onthe left, each driving the Confederates back and grad-aally obtaining possession of the wooded ground infront of the newly-erected parapet, but not withoutconsiderable loss. The Confederate firing was heavy,but the National soldiers took advantage of the clumpsof trees and felled logs to shield themselves from thestorm of bullets. Gradually the edge of the wood^was reached, the ground was clear, and there was
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VUK^RTTR^, AND Tl^ A PPT? O A( H KS. 308 GENERAL SHERMAN. nothing to protect them from the decimating fire ofthe eneni). Meanwhile, the gunboats were pouring a murder-ous fire upon the fort and sweeping the adjoiningground above and below with grape and shrapnel.Porter had brought into action not only the iron-clads,but the ram Monarch, Commander Ellet, and even thefrailer vessels, as he tells us, that amid the clouds ofsmoke they might do the best they could. The Fort Silenced. It was not long until the effects of this terrific firingbegan to be visible. All the adjoining ground wascleared of the foe ; nearly all the artillery-horses inthe fort were killed ; and one by one the guns werebeincr silenced. Shortly after three oclock the firing^from the fort altogether ceased. The cannonading^however, was kept up by the gunboats. Porter, whohad taken a regiment on board, was proceeding withthe Black Hawk to attempt a landing and to takepossession, when a white flag was raised in token ofs

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