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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 36 0 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 4: military operations in Western Virginia, and on the sea-coast (search)
Pickens and War-vessels on the Confederate works folly of Hollins on the Mississippi, 113. naval engagement at Southwest Paer, on the 12th of October, and was first announced by Captain Hollins, an old officer of the National navy, whose merits werdoned his flag, in May, 1861, soon learned to their cost. Hollins startled the public with a telegraphic dispatch to his empo casualties on our side. It was a complete success. --Hollins. The official account of this affair showed the following facts: J. S. Hollins was placed in command of a peculiarly shaped iron-clad vessel called a ram, and named Manassas. At abwhat effect was not known until some time afterward. J. S. Hollins. A signal of danger had been given to the other vessned to the ship and saved her. The fire-rafts sent down by Hollins were harmless, and at ten o'clock the Confederate Commodor great victory to Richmond. The only damages inflicted by Hollins were slight bruises on the coal schooner, sinking a large
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 9: events at Nashville, Columbus, New Madrid, Island number10, and Pea Ridge. (search)
ed at Columbus March 3, 1862. it appeared before New Madrid. Pope found the post occupied by five regiments of infantry and several companies of artillery, with Hollins's flotilla on the river. Satisfied that he could accomplish very little with his light artillery, he encamped out of range of the gun-boats, and sent Colonel Bisand infantry, besides artillery, within the works in front of Pope, commanded by Generals McCown, Stuart, and Gantt. Meanwhile, three gun-boats had been added to Hollins's flotilla. Fearing the Confederates might be re-enforced from below, Pope sent Colonel J. B. Plummer, of the Eleventh Missouri, to Point Pleasant, ten or tweld twenty miles by railway, and dragged on trucks (such as is delineated in the engraving) twenty miles farther, over a miry road most of the way. On that work and Hollins's flotilla he at once opened a vigorous cannonade and bombardment. March 13. They replied with equal vigor, but in the course of a few hours three of the cannon
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 11: operations in Southern Tennessee and Northern Mississippi and Alabama. (search)
r from above. Jeff. Thompson was there, with about three thousand troops, and Hollins had collected there a considerable flotilla of gun-boats. The siege of Forts begun by Foote with his mortar-boats on the 14th of April, and he soon drove Hollins to shelter below the fort. General Pope, whose troops had landed on the Arkanvices with Dupont at Port Royal we have already observed. See page 117. Hollins, meanwhile, had reformed his flotilla, and early in the morning of the 10th Mver banks, three on the eastern and four on the western side of the stream. Hollins's largest gun-boat (McRea), finished with a sharp iron prow, started for the mup the river. The Confederate fleet, It consisted of the General Van Dorn (Hollins's flagship), General Price, General Bragg, General Lovell, Little Rebel, Jeff.er, and General Beauregard. now commanded by Commodore Montgomery, in place of Hollins, was then lying on the Arkansas shore, opposite Memphis, with steam up, and re
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 13: the capture of New Orleans. (search)
ten thousand men, which the newspapers magnified, The Louisiana. for the purpose of alarming the Nationals and strengthening the faith of the people. The New Orleans Picayune of April 5 said, We have 32,000 infantry, and as many more quartered ia the neighborhood. In discipline and drill they are far superior to the Yankees. We have two very able and active generals, who possess our entire confidence-General Mansfield Lovell and Brigadier-General Ruggles. For Commodore, we have old Hollins — a Nelson in his way. That faith in the defenses of the city was very strong, for they believed them to be impregnable. Never doubting that impregnability, the citizens continued their occupations as usual. One of the journals boastingly said, Our only fear is, that the northern invaders may not appear. We have made such extensive preparations to receive them, that it were vexatious if their invincible armada escapes the fate we have in store for it. New Orleans Picayune, April 5,