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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 171 1 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 142 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 84 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 60 0 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 58 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 54 0 Browse Search
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 38 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 24 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 22 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 22 0 Browse Search
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to divulge. Below we give a-summary of the intelligence received at "these headquarters" since our last publication: From Mobile. The following official dispatch was received on Saturday: "Mobile, August 11.--Nothing later from Fort Morgan. The wires are broken. General Forrest drove the enemy's advance out of Oxford last night. "All the particulars of the Fort Gaines surrender known, are that the commanding officer communicated with the enemy and made terms, without authTennessee made a most gallant fight, and even when surrounded by Yankee vessels, and after having been struck amidships by the Monongahela, poured a full broadside into the port-holes of the flag-ship Hartford, causing a fearful loss of life. Fort Morgan seems to be bravely holding out, though, the telegraph wire having been cut, there is no direct communication with that point. Dog River bar, off which two vessels are reported, is much nearer Mobile than it is agreeable to have the Yankees a
From Mobile. Mobile, August 11. --Heavy firing was reported at Fort Morgan on Tuesday, Wednesday and to-day. The telegraph wire is cut between the city and the fort. Two vessels are off Dog river bar this evening. The bay shores are covered with the debris of Federal vessels. Large quantities of far, pitch and turpentine have been burned to prevent the enemy from getting up. Troops are daily arriving, and a good feeling exists. Clinton, La., August 11, via Mobile 12.--New Orleans papers of the 9th have been received. They say that the Yankee monitor, Tecumseh, struck a torpedo opposite Fort Morgan and want down immediately. All on board perished (including the captain) except nine persons. After passing the fort, the Tennessee came up through the wooden vessels of the fleet, delivering broadsides, and looking for the Hartford, the flagship of Admiral Farragut. The Monongahela bore down and struck the Tennessee amidships. The Tennessee