Miss Ravenel's Conversion From Secession to Loyalty
The book Miss Ravenel's Conversion From Secession to Loyalty was written by author Wilmer, Richard Hooker, 1918-, Former Owner Here you can read free online of Miss Ravenel's Conversion From Secession to Loyalty book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Miss Ravenel's Conversion From Secession to Loyalty a good or bad book?
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Whex Colburne reached Port Hudson, it had capitu- lated ; the stars and stripes were flying in place of the stars and bars. With a smile of triumph he climbed the steep path which zig-zagged up the almost precipitous breast — earth changing into stone — of the gigantic bluff which formed the river front of the fortress. At the summit was » a plateau of nearly three-quarters of a mile in diameter, verdant with turf and groves, and pleasantly rolling in surface. He had never been here before ; he... and twelve thousand others had tried to come here on the 27th of May, but had failed ; and he paused to take a long look at the spot and its surroundings. ISTot a sign of fortification w^as visible, except five or six small semi-lunes of earth at difierent points along the edge of the bluff, behind which were mounted as many monstrous guns, some smooth-bore, some rifled. Solid shot from these giants had sunk the Mississippi, and crippled all of Farragut's fleet but two in his audacious rush up the river.
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