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Title: The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives
Publisher: Springfield, O., J.W. Jones
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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part of February, 1864, Admiral Porter fitted out an expedition to go via the Red River, up the Black and Washita, to break up the Confederate posts which were being formed along these rivers, and to destroy the enemy's provisions. In addition to the fleet of thirteen steamers, he had several light draft gunboats, or, what were designated tin-clads, they being ordinary river steamers, armed with quarter-inch iron on two-inch poplar wood backing, intended for skirmishes along the rivers rather than serious engagements. The following vessels comprised this addition to his fleet: Fort Hindman. Ouachita, Lexington, Cricket. Gazelle, Juliet, and Black Hawk. The following is an extract from the Blue Jackets and Marines Records : James K. L. Duncan, ordinary seaman on board of the U. S. S. Fort Hindman. During the engagement near Harrisonburg, La., March 2, 1864, a shell burst in the muzzle of one of the guns of the vessel, setting lire to the tie of a eartridije which had just been just
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IMAGE : Sinking of the Alabama AMERICAN HEROISM. 691 in the gun. Duncan immediately seized the burning cartridge, removed it from the gun,and threw it overboard. Hugh Melloy, ordinary seaman on board of the U. S. S. Fort Hindman. During the engagement near Harrisonburg, La., March 2, 1864, a shell pierced the bow casement on the right of the gun No. 1, mortally wounding the first sponger, who dropped his sponge out of the port to the forecastle. Melloy instantly jumped from the port to the forecastle, recovered the sponge, and sponged and loaded the gun while outside exposed to a heavy fire of musketry. William P. Johnson, landsman on board of the U. S. S. Fort Hindman, in the engagment near Harrisonburg, La., March 2, 1804. Although badly wounded in the hand, he took the place of a wounded man, and sponged and loaded the gun throughout the entire action. It is regarding those on board the Fort Hindman that this story is told, and the boy who won the medal of honor th

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