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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The Western flotilla at Fort Donelson , Island number10 , Fort Pillow and — Memphis . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Ellet and his steam-rams at Memphis . (search)
Ellet and his steam-rams at Memphis. Alfred W. Ellet, Brigadier-General, U. S. V.
After the death of Colonel Ellet, the command of the ram-fleet was conferred upon the writer, by order of the Secretary of War.-editors.
In the distance:
Price, little Rebel, Queen of the West, and monarch. Union gun-boats.
Van Dorn Jeff. Thompson. Bragg. Sumter. Beauregard (sinking). Lovell (sunk). the battle of Memphis, June 6, 1862 (looking north). retreat of the Confederate fleet.
After a sketch by rear-admiral Walke.
On the 8th of March, 1862, occurred the memorable catastrophe at Hampton Roads.
The possibility of such a disaster had been repeatedly urged in warning terms by a gentleman who had vainly endeavored to avert it. I refer to the late eminent civil engineer, Charles Ellet, Jr., the inventor of the steam-ram.
as a vehicle of war destruction.
On the 6th of February, 1862, Mr. Ellet wrote in a pamphlet as follows: It is not generally known that the rebe