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Browsing named entities in a specific section of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). Search the whole document.
Found 24 total hits in 10 results.
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry albemarle-the
Albemarle, the,
A powerful Confederate iron-clad vessel that patrolled the waters off the coast of North Carolina during
Ram Albemarle. a part of the Civil War. Late in October, 1864, Lieut. W. B. Cushing, a daring young officer of the United States navy, undertook to destroy it. It was lying at Plymouth, behind a barricade of logs 30 feet in width.
With a small steam-launch equipped as a torpedo-boat, Cushing moved in towards Plymouth on a dark night (Oct. 27), with a crew of thirteen officers and men, part of whom had volunteered for this service.
The launch had a cutter in tow. They were within 20 yards of the ram before the were discovered, when its pickets began firing.
In the face of a severe discharge of musketry.
Cushing pressed to the attack.
He drove his launch far into the log barricade, lowered his torpedo boom, and drove it directly under the overhang of the ram.
The mine was exploded, and at the same moment one of the guns of the Albemarle hurled a heavy bolt
Plymouth Harbor (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry albemarle-the
Accomack (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry albemarle-the
Alexander Macomb (search for this): entry albemarle-the
W. B. Cushing (search for this): entry albemarle-the
William Barker Cushing (search for this): entry albemarle-the
Albemarle, the,
A powerful Confederate iron-clad vessel that patrolled the waters off the coast of North Carolina during
Ram Albemarle. a part of the Civil War. Late in October, 1864, Lieut. W. B. Cushing, a daring young officer of the United States navy, undertook to destroy it. It was lying at Plymouth, behind a barricade of logs 30 feet in width.
With a small steam-launch equipped as a torpedo-boat, Cushing moved in towards Plymouth on a dark night (Oct. 27), with a crew of thirteen officers and men, part of whom had volunteered for this service.
The launch had a cutter in tow. They were within 20 yards of the ram before the were discovered, when its pickets began firing.
In the face of a severe discharge of musketry.
Cushing pressed to the attack.
He drove his launch far into the log barricade, lowered his torpedo boom, and drove it directly under the overhang of the ram.
The mine was exploded, and at the same moment one of the guns of the Albemarle hurled a heavy bolt
Albemarle (search for this): entry albemarle-the
Albemarle, the,
A powerful Confederate iron-clad vessel that patrolled the waters off the coast of North Carolina during
Ram Albemarle. a part of the Civil War. Late in October, 1864, Lieut. W. B. Cushing, a daring young officer of the United States navy, undertook to destroy it. It was lying at Plymouth, behind a barricade of logs 30 feet in width.
With a small steam-launch equipped as a torpedo-boat, Cushing moved in towards Plymouth on a dark night (Oct. 27), with a crew of thirteen officers and men, part of whom had volunteered for this service.
The launch had a cutter in tow. They were within 20 yards of the ram before the were discovered, when its pickets began firing.
In the face of a severe discharge of musketry.
Cushing pressed to the attack.
He drove his launch far into the log barricade, lowered his torpedo boom, and drove it directly under the overhang of the ram.
The mine was exploded, and at the same moment one of the guns of the Albemarle hurled a heavy bol
October 31st (search for this): entry albemarle-the
October, 1864 AD (search for this): entry albemarle-the
Albemarle, the,
A powerful Confederate iron-clad vessel that patrolled the waters off the coast of North Carolina during
Ram Albemarle. a part of the Civil War. Late in October, 1864, Lieut. W. B. Cushing, a daring young officer of the United States navy, undertook to destroy it. It was lying at Plymouth, behind a barricade of logs 30 feet in width.
With a small steam-launch equipped as a torpedo-boat, Cushing moved in towards Plymouth on a dark night (Oct. 27), with a crew of thirteen officers and men, part of whom had volunteered for this service.
The launch had a cutter in tow. They were within 20 yards of the ram before the were discovered, when its pickets began firing.
In the face of a severe discharge of musketry.
Cushing pressed to the attack.
He drove his launch far into the log barricade, lowered his torpedo boom, and drove it directly under the overhang of the ram.
The mine was exploded, and at the same moment one of the guns of the Albemarle hurled a heavy bol
October 27th (search for this): entry albemarle-the
Albemarle, the,
A powerful Confederate iron-clad vessel that patrolled the waters off the coast of North Carolina during
Ram Albemarle. a part of the Civil War. Late in October, 1864, Lieut. W. B. Cushing, a daring young officer of the United States navy, undertook to destroy it. It was lying at Plymouth, behind a barricade of logs 30 feet in width.
With a small steam-launch equipped as a torpedo-boat, Cushing moved in towards Plymouth on a dark night (Oct. 27), with a crew of thirteen officers and men, part of whom had volunteered for this service.
The launch had a cutter in tow. They were within 20 yards of the ram before the were discovered, when its pickets began firing.
In the face of a severe discharge of musketry.
Cushing pressed to the attack.
He drove his launch far into the log barricade, lowered his torpedo boom, and drove it directly under the overhang of the ram.
The mine was exploded, and at the same moment one of the guns of the Albemarle hurled a heavy bol