Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War (1886) (14576230828)

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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lt of logs of iron nine inchesthick, bolted through the corners, and coveredwith an iron plate two inches thick, which wasnot fastened down, but was kept in place merelyby its weight. The sight-holes or slits weremade by inserting (juarter-inch plates at thecorners between the upper set of logs and thenext below. The structure projected four feetabove the deck, and was barely large enoughinside to hold three men standing. It pre-sented a flat surface on all sides and on top. Thesteering-wheel was secured to one of the logson the front side. The position and shape of thisstructure should be carefully borne in mind. Worden took his station in the pilot-house,and by his side were Howard, the pilot, andPeter Williams, quartermaster, who steeredthe vessel throughout the engagement. Myplace was in the turret, to work and fight theguns; with me were Stodder and Stimers andsixteen brawny men, eight to each gun. JohnStocking, boatswains mate, and ThomasLochrane, seaman, were gun-captains. New-

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ARRIVAL OF THE MONITOR* AT HAMPTON ROADS. ready for any emergency. At daylight onSunday the Alerrimac and her consorts werediscovered at anchor near Sewalls Point. Atabout half-past seven oclock the enemys ves-sels got under way and steered in the direc-tion of the Minnesota. At the same time theMonitor got under way, and her oflficers andcrew took their stations for battle. Captain ton and his assistants were in the engine andfire rooms, to manipulate the boilers and en-gines, and most admirably did they performthis important service from the beginning tothe close of the action. Webber had chargeof the powder division on the berth-deck, andJoseph Crown, gunners mate, rendered valu-able service in connection with this dutv. * The fortune of civil war was illustrated in the case of the jlfo-riiiiai:. Commodore Huchanans brotherwas an officer of the Cons^ivss, and each knew of the others presence. The first and fourth lieutenants hadeach a brother in the United States .Vrmy. The father

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