Incidents And Anecdotes of the Civil War

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Every fort and hill-top vomited forth shot and shell, many of the latter bursting in the air and doing no damage, but adding to the grandeur of the scene. As fast as our vessels came within range of the forts they opened their broadsides, and soon put a stop to any revelry that might be going on in Vicksburg.
The enemy's shells eet fire to the transport Henry Clay, and she was soon in a blaze, adding her light to that of the tar-barrels kept by the enemy in readiness for the occasion, for we ha
...d not surprised them in the least by our movement to run the gauntlet.
The courageous pilot of the Henry Clay stood at his post and, with his vessel all ablaze, attempted to run past the fleet.
When a man is in trouble the world is generally down on him, and so it was with the Henry Clay ; the enemy found her a good target, and showered all their attention on her.
The blazing cotton-bales were knocked overboard by the rebel shot, and the river was covered with bits of burning cotton, looking like a thousand lamps.


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