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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—the naval war. (search)
it permanently, retired. It was decided to attack the defences of Savannah in front, and to force the entrance of the river by reducing Fort t only for the Confederate armies, but also for the inhabitants of Savannah and Charleston—through the numerous inland canals which separate te communications between the defenders of the fort and the city of Savannah extremely difficult. The necessity for covering this position comthe necessity of concentrating all their forces for the defence of Savannah. Fort Jackson, which had been built during the early stages of thestroyed these works on the 24th of March. All the approaches to Savannah by water had been closed by means of stockades and the hulls of sheen excellent. When the news of the capture of the fort reached Savannah, where for the last two days the inhabitants had been anxiously li were fully determined not to permit their adversaries to approach Savannah and penetrate into the interior. They kept a careful guard over a
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VII:—politics. (search)
anded and took possession of these works, where they found nine guns. Some ships subsequently penetrated into the St. John's river, appeared before Jacksonville, and proceeded for a distance of three hundred and seventy-five kilometres up this large sheet of still water, which not far from the coast forms rather an extended lake than a real river. Before resuming the siege of Charleston, Mitchell had determined to break up, at least for a time, the railroad which connects that city with Savannah. This line, in fact, enabled the garrisons of the two cities mutually to support each other, and to concentrate on all the points which the Federals might attack. It passed through a fertile country, whence the inhabitants of Charleston derived a portion of their supplies, and formed one of the branches of the great artery running parallel to the coast which Foster was to strike at Goldsboroa a few weeks later, and the preservation of which was essential to the system of Confederate defen