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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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the arrival of all,and the commanding officers will be i)ermitte(lto organize and practice with them at thatport. When these formidable mortars arri\e,and you are comi)letely ready, you will collectsuch vessels as can be spared from the block-ade, and proceed U)) the Mis.sissipjji River,and reduce the defenses which guard theapproaches to New Orleans, when you will 930 THE OPENIXG OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI. appear off that citv and take possession of Orleans, which were expected to sweep the it under the guns of vour squadron, and whole Southern coast clear of Union vessels, hoist the American flag therein, keeping An iron-clad ram, the Arkansas, was building possession until troops can be sent to you. at Yazoo City, and several other iron-clad If the Mississippi expedition from Cairo shall vessels were under construction at different not have descended the river, vou will take points on the tributaries. advantage of the panic to piish a strong This energy and forethought displayed by
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MAJOR-GENERAL MANSFIELD LOVKLI,, CriMMANDER OF CONFEDEKAI li DEIAKTMENT NO. I, WITH HEADQUARTERSAT NEW ORLEANS. (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY COOK.) force up the river to take all their defenses inthe rear. As soon as possible Farragut jjroceeded tohis station and took (ommand of the ^^est(iulf Blockading Stjuadron. In the meantime the Confederates had not been idle.They had early been made ac(;uainted with thedestination of theexpeiiition,and had put forthall their energies in strengthening Kf^rts Jack-.son and St. Phili;>, obstructing the river, andpreparing a naval force with which to meetthe invaders. The ram Manassas was fin-i.shed and plarrd in commission, and the iron-clad hntisiana, mounting sixteen heavy gunsand heavily armored, was hurried towardcompletion. JJesides these vessels there weretwo other powerful iron-dads building at New the South will seem marvelous when comparedwith what was done by the North during thesame jjeriod of time; for among all the shipsthat were sent to

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