Cruising And Blockading: a Naval Story of the Late War
Cruising And Blockading: a Naval Story of the Late War
Winslow, William Henry, 1840-1917
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A dozen times were rifles cocked and revolvers grasped to fire at some compact bush or decaying stump, that, in the general apprehension of danger, took the rough semblance of a man. An image passed. Digitized by Google A NAVAL STORY OP THE LATE WAR. 143 all felt relieved and half ashamed of their fears, but the next suspicious object excited them again. It was a new experience for all aboard the boats. They were men who had been bred to arms and were ready to face any danger, yet, they shrank ...from this exposure in open boats to a fire from a concealed foe. The uncertainty of where and when they might be attacked ; the ignorance of the country and the forces along the river; the silence maintained aboard, and the deep darkness along the shore, all added to the general uneasiness. Careswell's boat led the advance, and, in the struggle with the current, the other boat dropped far behind. Suddenly, in turning a bend in the river about ten miles from its mouth, a fire was seen upon Hickory Bluff", on the right bank, and men were moving around it.
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