Historical Sketch Of The Chatham Artillery During The Confederate Struggle For Independence

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

Excerpt from Historical Sketch of the Chatham Artillery: During the Confederate Struggle for Independence The loss of Confederate records, and of private journals kept during the recent war is severely felt in writing a history even as partial as this. Details soon pass from the recollection, and facts which, with all their surroundings, we supposed at the time were graven \with the point of a diamond upon the tablets of memory, are, after the lapse of a comparatively Short period, Often recalled with difficulty and uncer tainty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 edition. Excerpt: ...had been placed in position below the fort, was exploded by the Montauk while passing over it. It is believed that this vessel was injured by the explosion, as it took no active part in the subsequent bombardment of the fort a few days afterwards. The seventh, and by far the most powerful attack upon Fort McAllister was made on the 3d of March. Chagrined at their former defeats, the enemy appeared resolved on this occasion to compass the destruction of this heroic and already famous battery, and accordingly concentrated for its annihilation the following formidable fleet: The Passaic--a monitor--commander Drayton, armed with one fifteen-inch, and one eleven-inch Dahlgren gun. The Patapsco--a monitor--commander Ammen, carrying one fifteen-inch Dahlgren, and one two-hundred-pounder Parrott. The Montauk--a monitor--commander "Worden, with a battery of one fifteen-inch and one eleven-inch Dahlgren. The Nahant--a monitor--commander Downs, armed with one fifteen-inch and one eleven-inch Dahlgren. The Peira, Captain Tarbox, and two other thirteeninch mortar schooners. To complete the list, the gun-boats Wissahickon, Down, Sebago, Seneca and Flambeau, were present, and together with the Montauk constituted a reserve. Against this array the fort could oppose only its former guns, strengthened by the addition of a teninch Columbiad. The Federals evidently contemplated a successful issue, as General Seymour was present and had troops on steam boats ready to land and take possession of the fort so soon as the brave defenders should be driven from their guns by the terrible storm of enormous projectiles soon to burst in awful grandeur above, around, and within the limited confines of this small earth-work. The bombardment was commenced about...

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