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English: The 'Merrimac' sinking the 'Cumberland'

Identifier: ourgreatercountr00nort (find matches)
Title: Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ..
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
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Publisher: Philadelphia, National pub co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ast of the fortsthe Confederates opened a heavy fire uponthem, to which they responded with vigor.The forts were passed in safety at lengthand a short distance above them Farragutencountered the Confederate fleet, consistingof sixteen vessels, but eight of which werearmed. Two of these were iron-clads, how-ever. A desperate battle ensued, whichresulted in the total destruction of the south-ern fleet. When the sun rose on the morn-ing of the twenty-fourth the forts had beenpassed, and the resistance of the Confederatevessels had been overcome. There was nothing now between theFederal fleet and New Orleans, and Farragut,ascending the river slowly and cautiously,anchored in the stream, in front of the city,on the morning of the twenty-fifth. He atonce demanded the capitulation of NewOrleans, which had been evacuated by theConfederate troops on the previous day. andthe city was surrendered to him by themunicipal authorities. On the twenty-eighthJ^jrts Jackson and St. Philip surrendered to
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ADMINISTRATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 705 •Captain Porter, the commander of the mor-tar fleet. New Orleans being taken, wordwas sent to General Butler, at Ship Island, tohasten forward with his troops to occupy it.He arrived on the first of May, and at oncetook possession of the city. Baton Rouge,the capital of Louisiana, was occupied by theFederal forces, and Farragut pushed on upthe river, and, passing the Confederate bat-teries at Grand Gulf and Vicksburg, joinedthe fleet of Commodore Davis at Memphis.The capture of New Orleans was a terribleblow to the South. It deprived the Con-federacy of the largest and wealthiest citywithin its limits, and wrested from it thewhole of the lower Mississippi. Fort Pulaski Surrender?5. Another success was gained by the Unionarms on the Southern coast. An expeditionfrom Port Royal, under General Hunter, laidsiege to Fort Pulaski, near the mouth of theSavannah River. This fort was constructedjby the Federal government previous to thewar, and constitu

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