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Narrative of the western theatre in the American Civil War, 1880s
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At 10 oclock on this night of the 16" of April Admiral Porter on board the Flag Ship Benton give the signal and the Gunboat fleet moves down the river The Lafayette follows with the Price lashed on the starbord side to shield her. then follows the Louisvsville Mound-City Pittsburg and Carondelet The Transports Forrest-Queen, Henry-Clays and Silver-Wave each protected by barges protected with cotton bales and loaded with supplies and 10,000 bushels of coal. The Luscumbia brings up the rear. A few nights before they had sent a flatboat adrift to flool the confederats it is 10 minuts to 11 oclock when the Benton rounds the point in an instance the Confederate artillerymen spring to their guns the bluffs are a sheet
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At 10 oclock on this night of the 16" of April Admiral Porter on board the Flag Ship Benton give the signal and the Gunboat fleet moves down the river The Lafayette follows with the Price lashed on the starbord side to shield her. then follows the Louisvsville Mound-City Pittsburg and Carondelet The Transports Forrest-Queen, Henry-Clays and Silver-Wave each protected by barges protected with cotton bales and loaded with supplies and 10,000 bushels of coal. The Luscumbia brings up the rear. A few nights before they had sent a flatboat adrift to flool the confederats it is 10 minuts to 11 oclock when the Benton rounds the point in an instance the Confederate artillerymen spring to their guns the bluffs are a sheet
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