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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the war on the Rapidan. (search)
r to attack a large work constructed by the enemy at Genesis Point, called Fort McAllister, which closed the navigation of that river to the Federals. They were theommand of the Monitor at Hampton Roads—brought her broadside to bear upon Fort McAllister at a distance of twelve hundred yards, and for the space of four hours thewe have remarked, could not be reached except by passing under the fire of Fort McAllister. But the intrepid Worden, availing himself of a fortunate chance, did notMarch they proceeded in their turn to make trial of their strength against Fort McAllister. The Montauk did not accompany them, the experience she had acquired bein protected, their fire was too slow to reduce even a simple earthwork like Fort McAllister; but the time for experiments was past, and it was against the formidable to venture upon this undertaking had as yet only been tested against Fort McAllister: though they had withstood its fire, they had not succeeded in silencing it,