The war with the south: a history of the late rebellion with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc, Volume 1Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 664 pages |
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Page 59
... front on the south , or water side , of about 300 feet , and a depth of about 240 feet . It is built with salient and re - entering angles on all sides , and is admirably adapted for defence , either from the attack of a storming party ...
... front on the south , or water side , of about 300 feet , and a depth of about 240 feet . It is built with salient and re - entering angles on all sides , and is admirably adapted for defence , either from the attack of a storming party ...
Page 61
... Island Channel . To the harbor side the so - called castle presents a circular front . It has never been considered of much consequence as a fortress , although its proximity to session of the public works , or interfere with their.
... Island Channel . To the harbor side the so - called castle presents a circular front . It has never been considered of much consequence as a fortress , although its proximity to session of the public works , or interfere with their.
Page 64
... front , a glacis has been commenced and prosecuted nearly to completion , with a rampart of sand- bags , barrels , etc. " On one side of the fort a palisade of palmetto logs is extended around the ramparts as a complete defence against ...
... front , a glacis has been commenced and prosecuted nearly to completion , with a rampart of sand- bags , barrels , etc. " On one side of the fort a palisade of palmetto logs is extended around the ramparts as a complete defence against ...
Page 81
... front of the city was care- fully guarded , and mounted patrols pa- raded the streets night and day . Ship- So great was the ardor and diligence of the South Carolinians , that they soon had their works in such a state of pro- gress ...
... front of the city was care- fully guarded , and mounted patrols pa- raded the streets night and day . Ship- So great was the ardor and diligence of the South Carolinians , that they soon had their works in such a state of pro- gress ...
Page 142
... front wall inclining backward as it descended to the water . It was mounted with four guns of the heaviest calibre , which were said to re- quire sixty men to work them . A mag- azine for ammunition was built in the hold , below the ...
... front wall inclining backward as it descended to the water . It was mounted with four guns of the heaviest calibre , which were said to re- quire sixty men to work them . A mag- azine for ammunition was built in the hold , below the ...
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