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Identifier: abrahamlincolnba01newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1886 (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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and pushing across theriver. We burned everything jjossible and started back, having accom)5lished all that we went for and evenmore. Belmont is entirely covered by the batteries from Columbus, and is worth nothing as a military posi-tion— cannot be held without Columbus. The object of the expedition was to prevent the enemy from send-ing a force into Missouri to cut off lrooj)s I had sent there for a special purpose, and to prevent reenforcingPrice. Besides being well fortified at Columbus, their number far exceeded ours, and it would have beenfolly to have attacked them. We found the Confederates well armed and Ijrave. On our return, stragglersthat had fjeen left in our rear (now front) fired into us, and more recrossed the river, and gave us battle for afull mile, and afterward at the boats when we were embarking. There was no hasty retreating or runningaway. Taking into account the oljject of the expedition, the victory was complete.—Ed. OPERATIONS OF THE WESTERN FLOTILLA. 427
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UNITED STATES GUN-BOAT TAYLOR. (DRAWN BY ADMIRAL WALKE.) them for immediate service, but only four of theiron-clads could be made ready as soon as re-quired. They were the Essex, Captain Wm.D. Porter, mounting four nine-inch guns; theC/;za;/;;rt//, flag-steamer, Commander Stemble ;the Carondelet, Commander Walke; and theSt. Louis, Lieutenant-Commander Paulding.Each of the last three carried four seven-inchrifled, three eight-inch shell, and six thirty-tvvo-pound guns. On the morning of the 2d of Februarythe flag-officer left Cairo with the four ar-mored vessels above named, and the woodengun-boats Taylor, Lexington, and Conestoga,and in the evening reached the TennesseeRiver. On the 4th the fleet anchored six milesbelow Fort Henry. The next day, whilereconnoitering, the Essex received a shotwhich passed through the pantry and theofficers quarters and visited the steerage.On the 5th the flag-officer inspected theofficers and crew at quarters, addressed them,and offered a prayer. Heavy

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