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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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CROSS-SECTION OF A CONFEDERATE TORPEDO FOUND IN THETENNESSEE RIVER. A, iron rod armed with prongs to fasten upon the bottom of boats KOigup-stream and act upon B. a lever connecting with trigger to explode:i cap and ignite the powder. C, canvas bag containing 70 lbs. pow-der. D, anchors to hold torpedo in place. This torpedo consisted of a stout sheet-iron cylinder, pointed at bothends, about s/^ feet long and I foot in diameter. The iron lever was 3^feet long, and armed with prongs to catch in the bottom of a boat. Thislever was constructed to move the iron rod on inside of cylinder, thus actingupon the trigger of the lock to explode the cap and fire the powder. Themachine was anchored, presenting the prongs in such a w.ay that boatsgoing down-stream should slide over them, out those coming up shouldcatch. 428 OPERATIONS OF THE WESTERN FLOTILLA.
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MAP OF FORT HENRY. prepare for battle, and at 10:50 came the orderto get under way and steam up to PantherIsland, about two miles below Fort Henry.At 11:35, having passed the foot of the island,we formed in line and approached the fortfour abreast,—the Essex on the right, thenthe Cincinnati, Carondelet, and St. Louis! Thelast two, for want of room, were inter-locked, and remained in that position duringthe fight. As we slowly passed up this narrow stream,not a sound could be heard or a moving ob-ject seen in the dense woods which overhungthe dark swollen river. The gun-crews of theCarondelet stood silent at their posts, im-pressed with the serious and important char- asked them if they did not want to rest and mission to fire at one or two ofthe enemys retreating vessels,as he could not at that timebring his gun to bear on thefort. He fired one shot, whichpassed through the upper cabinof a hospital-boat, whose flagwas not seen, but injured noone. The Carondelet was struckin about th

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