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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 76 8 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 26 0 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 16 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1862., [Electronic resource] 12 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 10 8 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 10 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 9 1 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition. 8 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 6 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 6 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.12 (search)
my examination, a half an hour had elapsed, and when ascending to the deck again I heard the officers of the various corps reporting to Commander Wood; for immediately after the capture of the vessel, according to the orders, the engineers and firemen had been sent down to the engine-room to get up steam, and Lieutenant Loyall as executive officer, with a number of seamen had attempted to raise the anchor, cast loose the cable which secured the ship to the wharf just under the guns of Fort Stephenson, while the marines in charge of their proper officers were stationed at the gangways guarding the prisoners. The lieutenants, midshipmen and others manned the guns, of which there were six eleven-inch, as it was the intention to convert her at once into a Confederate manof-war, and under the captured flag to go out to sea, to take and destroy as many of the vessels of the enemy as possible. But all our well-laid plans were abortive; the engineers reported the fires out, and that it wo
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A plan to escape (search)
removed, &c. This being affected— II. Capture the Garrison. This will involve great danger and much loss of life, for the problem must be considered. How can fifteen hundred or two thousand unarmed men capture eight hundred or one thousand armed men and disarm them. Allowing this to be accomplished. III. How Can we Escape from the Island? This is to be done in one of three ways. 1. By crossing on the ice to the main land. 2. By securing the steamer here and going to Sandusky, and there procure other transportation. 3. By being furnished transportation from friends on the outside. The first two of these plans have serious, if not insurmountable objections and difficulty. 1. For thee ice to be strong enough to cross on it will require such cold weather as utterly to unfit most of the prisoners to travel when they get to the main land. 2. It may be possible to capture the little steamer, but she can only take a small portion of the men and no plan must