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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Recollections of Foote and the gun-boats. (search)
er. Why, he ought to have said, Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in the gun-boats. On arriving at Cairo, I found Representative Elihu B. Washburne, afterward our minister to France, waiting for an opportunity to visit the army, then in Missouri, in the neighborhood of Island Number10, cooperatinal Foote. I presented a letter which I had brought from the Secretary of the Navy. We withdrew to his cabin to consider the plans of the four new gun-boats. Mr. Washburne was sent to the Missouri shore. After discussing the plans of the new boats for fifteen or twenty minutes, we returned to the deck. At the time we landed,o duty here to perform, as I have, which requires you to risk yours. You must not stay, emphasizing the words very distinctly! You must return, both you and Mr. Washburne, as soon as the tug is ready to go. I felt somewhat disappointed at this, for I had fully expected to spend a day at least on board the Benton, and to visit