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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)
of the whole Federal fleet assembled in the waters of Savannah River—it was at last determined in the month of June to send the Atlanta to sea. In order to avoid the guns of the fort, it was decided to take her by way of Augustine Channel to Wilmington River, which empties its waters into Warsaw Sound. This is the pass which the Federals had vainly attempted to follow previous to the capture of Fort Pulaski. The Atlanta, rapid in her movements, had been fitted out in view of a long campaign oit was supposed that she would have nothing to fear even from the monitors themselves. Consequently, the Confederate sailors were not in the least alarmed when they heard that DuPont, who was fully informed of the presence of the Atlanta in Wilmington River, had sent the Weehawken and the Nahant to those waters for the purpose of watching her and preventing her from coming out. Being obliged to unload their vessel in order to enable her to get through the Augustine Channel, which was shallow, t