Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War (1887) (14739925436)

Identifier: abrahamlincolnba02newy (find matches)
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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THE STONEWALL JACKSON RAMMING THE VARONA. Captain Boggs and Lieutenant Swasey of the Varuna state, in their official reports, that their vessel was rammed twice by theGovernor Hloorc before the Stonewall Jackson showed herself.— B. K. Vol. XXXII. —58. 454 FIGHTIXG FARRAGUT BELOW NEW ORLEANS.
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3KE IN FLAMES The Union ships in their order, beginning with the left, are the Oneida, the Pitwla, the sunken Varuna, the Iroquois,and, in the foreground, the Pcnscuola.— Editor. tenants Kidder Breese and Phil Johnson, bothmy classmates, came with offers of money andclothes, as did Acting Master Furber. Whenon board the Oneida, anchored close to thelevee at the city, I slept from choice undera shelter aft — not a poop deck exactly —which was under the orderlys eye. Neardaylight something called him away. An oldsailor who had been on several ships withme. and who by my evidence in his favorwas once rescued from much discomfort andtrouble, suddenly jumped to my cot, saying, The preparations are made, lose no time,out of the port by the line there ready for you,and handing a paper inclosing several goldpieces was off as suddenly as he came. Iwatched my opportunity and returned hismoney to him rolled up in a tobacco wrapper,saying in as few words as possible why I wouldnot betray th