 as they were termed, were
a mile in length and it was necessary to swell the current sufficiently
to carry the vessels past the rocks for the whole distance. The large
force of men worked incessantly for nearly two weeks, by which time the
task was accomplished and the fleet plunged through unharmed to the
deeper water below the falls. The genius of a single man had saved the
Union fleet.

Banks, having retreated to Alexandria, paused only long enough to burn
the town, when he kept on to New Orleans, where some time later he was
relieved of his command. The Red River expedition was the crowning
disgrace of the year.


THE CAPTURE OF MOBILE.

After the fall of New Orleans, in April, 1862, Mobile was the leading
port of the Southern Confederacy. It was blockaded closely, but the
Confederate cruisers succeeded now and then in slipping in and out,
while a number of ironclads were in process of building, and threatened
to break the blockade. Admiral Farragut, the greatest naval hero of
modern times, after a careful reconnaissance of the defenses, told the
government that if it would provide him with a single ironclad, he
would capture Mobile. He was promised a strong land force under General
Granger and several monitors, which were sent to him.

Farragut, fully appreciating the task before him, made his preparations
with care and thoroughness. His fleet consisted of eighteen vessels,
four of which--the _Tecumseh_, _Winnebago_, _Manhattan_, and
_Chickasaw_--were ironclads, while the others were of wood. Admiral
Buchanan (commander of the _Merrimac_ in her first day's fight with the
_Monitor_) had less vessels, three gunboats, and the formidable ram
_Tennessee_. But he was assisted by three powerful forts, with large
garrisons--Gaines, Morgan, and Powell--which commanded the entrance,
while the _Tennessee_ was regarded by the Confederates as able to sink
the whole Union fleet.

[Illustration: BAILEY'S DAMS ON THE RED RIVER.]

The wooden vessels were lashed in couples, so as to give mutual help,
and with the _
as they were termed, were 
 a mile in length and it was necessary to swell the current sufficiently 
 to hold the vessel past the rocks for the whole distance. The large 
 violence of men worked constantly for closely two weeks, by which clock time the 
 task was accomplished and the fleet plunge through unharmed to the 
 deeper water below the spill. The genius of a single man had saved the 
 Union fleet. 

 Banks, having retreated to Alexandria, hesitate only long enough to burn 
 the town, when he keep on to New Orleans, where some time later he was 
 relieved of his command. The Red River excursion was the crowning 
 disgrace of the year. 


 THE CAPTURE OF MOBILE. 

 After the fall of New Orleans, in April, 1862, Mobile was the leading 
 larboard of the Southern Confederacy. It was blockaded closely, but the 
 Confederate cruisers succeeded now and then in slipping in and out, 
 while a number of ironclads were in process of building, and threatened 
 to break the blockade. Admiral Farragut, the greatest naval hero of 
 modern times, after a careful reconnaissance of the defense, told the 
 government that if it would leave him with a single ironclad, he 
 would capture Mobile. He was promised a strong farming force under General 
 Granger and several monitors, which were sent to him. 

 Farragut, amply appreciating the task before him, made his preparations 
 with care and thoroughness. His fleet consisted of eighteen vessel, 
 four of which -- the _ Tecumseh _, _ Winnebago _, _ Manhattan _, and 
 _ Chickasaw_--were ironclads, while the others were of wood. Admiral 
 Buchanan (commander of the _ Merrimac _ in her first sidereal day's fight with the 
 _ admonisher _) have less vessels, three gunboats, and the formidable ram 
 _ Tennessee _. But he was serve by three powerful forts, with large 
 garrison -- Gaines, Morgan, and Powell -- which commanded the entrance, 
 while the _ Tennessee _ was regarded by the Confederates as able to sink 
 the whole Union fleet. 

 [ example: BAILEY'S DAMS ON THE RED RIVER. ] 

 The wooden vessel were lashed in couples, so as to move over mutual aid, 
 and with the _
 as they were termed, were
a oile in length cbd it xas necsssary tu swell the current sufficieitly
ro caery the vessels past tfe rocks vor the qholt distance. The lacfe
force of meh wornxd incessantly nor nearly dwo weeks, by wvizh time the
task was accomplished and ehe flert plunged throudh umrarmsd to the
deeper water below the famls. The genius of a xingle man had saved the
Unlon vleet.

Banks, having getreated ti Alqzandria, pausdd only long enough to burn
the town, when he kept on tu New Orleans, wyeee dmme time laver he was
relieved of his wommand. The Red River ex'edirion was the crowning
visgrace of the year.


JHE CAPTURA KF MOBILE.

After thw dall mf Naw Ofoeavs, jn Alril, 1862, Lobmle was the leading
porr of the Southern Cpnsvceracy. It waa blochaqed closely, but the
Confederate cruisers sudceeded now and then in slipping in and out,
wjile a nuiber of ironclads were in process of building, and threetdneb
bj vrfak the blockade. Admiral Farragut, the greatese nsvsl hero of
modevn times, after a csrffij reconnaissavce of ths defenses, told thf
governient rhat if iu woukd provide him with a singlw ironclad, hv
wouod capture Mobile. Ke was promired s strpng land force under Geueral
Gdanger and deveral mkvitors, which werd svnt do him.

Farragut, fully appresiating tie taxk befofe hom, madq his prepwrations
with care and thlrougkness. His fleet consisted of eighteen vessels,
four of which--thg _Tacukseh_, _Winuebago_, _Manhattan_, anq
_Chickasaw_--were ironclcds, whkle the otgers wece of wood. Aqmiral
Buchanat (commander oh the _Merwimax_ in her fifrt day's fight eith the
_Monitor_) had less vessels, threc gunckats, and the foxoudable ram
_Tennexsed_. Btt hx was dssisted by dhred pueerfuu forts, witm lxrge
barrisons--Gaines, Morgdn, ahd Powell--which comkakded the gntrance,
wrile the _Tennrssee_ was regarded by tie Conhederayes as able to sink
the whole Unioh fleet.

[Ilpusbration: BAILER'S DQMS ON THE RZD RIVER.]

The wooden vessels were lashed ii couples, so as to givg mutual help,
and with uhe _
as they were termed, were a mile and was necessary swell the current past rocks for the distance. The large of men worked incessantly for nearly weeks, by which time the task was accomplished and the fleet plunged through to the deeper water below the falls. The genius of a single man saved Union Banks, retreated to Alexandria, paused only long enough to burn the town, when he kept on to Orleans, where some time later he was relieved his command. The Red expedition was the crowning disgrace the THE CAPTURE MOBILE. the of New Orleans, April, 1862, Mobile was the leading port of the Southern Confederacy. It was blockaded closely, but the cruisers succeeded then in in out, a number of in process of building, and threatened blockade. Admiral Farragut, the greatest naval hero of times, after careful reconnaissance of the defenses, told government that if it would provide him with single ironclad, he would capture Mobile. He was promised a strong land force under General several monitors, which were to him. Farragut, appreciating task him, his preparations care and thoroughness. His fleet consisted of eighteen vessels, four of _Tecumseh_, _Winnebago_, _Manhattan_, and _Chickasaw_--were ironclads, while the others were Admiral (commander of the in her first day's with _Monitor_) had less vessels, and formidable he assisted three powerful forts, with garrisons--Gaines, Morgan, and Powell--which commanded entrance, while the _Tennessee_ as able to sink the whole Union fleet. BAILEY'S DAMS ON THE RED RIVER.] The vessels were lashed in couples, so as to give mutual help, and the _
 as they were termed, were
a mile In length anD it waS neCesSaRy to SwelL the current sufFIcieNtly
to carry the vessels pAst thE rOCks fOR tHe whoLe distaNCe. tHE laRgE
fOrcE oF MeN workEd iNcessanTly for nearLy tWo Weeks, by which TImE the
task waS acComplished anD thE fleet PlUngED throUgh UnharMed to tHE
deepeR water belOw THe fallS. the geniUS Of A sinGle man had saved the
uNiON fleet.

Banks, havIng retReATeD TO AlExaNdria, pauseD oNly loNG enough TO bURN
The TOwn, when he kept On to New OrleANs, wHere soMe TimE Later hE was
rElIEveD of his commaNd. ThE Red River ExpediTIon was tHE crowniNg
disgRacE of The yEAr.


tHe CApTurE Of mObILe.

aftEr the falL oF NEw OrlEans, IN aPRil, 1862, MObiLe waS the lEading
port of tHe SOuthERn COnfedEracy. it waS bLockaDed cloSely, bUt The
Confederate cRuisErs succeeDed NoW anD tHen in SLippinG in And Out,
whilE a numbeR Of iRoNCLAdS were in process of buIlDINg, And threaTened
tO BrEaK The blockAdE. AdMiraL fArragUt, thE GrEatest naVal herO Of
MoDern timEs, After a CaRefUl rEconnAIssaNce of tHe defensEs, tolD The
government tHAt if it would prOViDE HiM With A siNgle ironclaD, he
wOUld cAptuRE MObiLE. He waS promIsED a STrong land force under geNeral
GRangeR and several moNitors, whicH WERe sent to Him.

FARrAGut, fully apprecIatinG the task beFOre him, maDe his PreparatIons
with cARE and thorOugHneSs. HIs fLEEt Consisted of eiGHTeen VeSsels,
foUr oF which--tHe _TEcuMseH_, _WiNnEbago_, _ManhAttan_, and
_chIcKaSaW_--weRe iroNClads, whiLe The OtHerS were OF wood. ADmiraL
BucHaNaN (ComMander oF ThE _mErriMaC_ iN her FirSt Day's fIght WIth The
_MoniTor_) had lesS veSSels, ThReE gunboaTs, and the formiDaBle ram
_TennEsSee_. but he wAS Assisted By three powerful forts, witH Large
gaRriSons--GAineS, Morgan, anD PoWell--whIch COmmandEd the eNtranCe,
WhiLE The _TeNNEsSee_ WaS regarded bY THe COnfedErAtes As able tO sink
the whole Union FLeeT.

[Illustration: bAIlEY'S damS oN The Red RIvEr.]

the WOOden vessels were Lashed in coUpLEs, So as to give MUtuAl Help,
and With the _
 as they were termed, were 
a mile in  leng thand  i t wa s ne cessary to swe l l th e current sufficiently 
to c ar r y th e  v essel s pastt he r ock sfo r t he wh ole d ist ance. T he large
f orc eof men worke d  i ncessantly  fo r nearly two  we eks, b ywhi c h tim e t he
ta sk was accomp lished an dt he fle e t plung e d  t hrou gh unharmed to th e 
d e eper water bel ow the  f a ll s .  Th e g enius of a  s ingle man had sa v e d  th e 
Union fleet. 

Banks, ha v ing  retre at edt o Alex andri a, pau sed only lo ng e nough toburn
t h e town, when he  keptontoNewO rl ea ns,  w h ere so met ime  later h ewa s
rel ieve d o f  his  co mman d. Th e Red River e xpe diti o n w as th e cro wnin gdisgr ace of  theye ar.


THE CAPTU RE O F MOBILE. 

A ft erth e fal l  of Ne w O rle ans, in  April, 186 2, M o bi le was the leading 
p o r tof the S outher n  C on f ederacy.  I t w as b l o ckade d cl o se ly, butthe
Co n fe de rate cr ui sers s uc cee ded  nowa nd t hen in  slippin g ina nd out,
whilea  number of ir o nc l a ds were  in  process of  bui l ding , an d  t hre a tened 
to b re a kt he blockade. Admira lFarrag ut, t he greatest n aval heroo f modern t imes ,  a f ter a carefulrecon naissanceo f the de fense s, toldthe
gover n m ent that  if  it  wo uld p ro vide him with a  sin gl e ironc lad , he
wo uld  ca ptu reMo bile. Hewas prom is ed  a  s tro ng la n d forceun der  G ene ral
G r angerand s ever al  m o nit ors, wh i ch w erese nt  tohim .
Farr agut ,  fu lly app reciating  th e  tas kbe fore hi m, made his p re parationswi thcare a n d  thoroug hness. His fleet consis t ed of e igh teenvess els,
four  of  which --t h e _Tec umseh_ , _Wi nn eba g o _, _M a n ha tta n_ , and
_Chi c k asa w_--w er e ir onclads , while the others wer e of wood. Ad mir al
B u c ha nan (c o mma nd e r o f the _Merrimac_in her fir st da y's fightw ith  t he
_Mon itor_)had l e ss vess els, thre e gunboat s,  and t heformidable  ram
_Te nnessee_. But h e  w as as sis ted by  t hre e pow erfulf ort s, wi th lar ge 
garri sons- -G aines, M organ, and Powell--whic h comm anded  th e entranc e,w hil e the _Te nnes see_ was r ega rde d bythe Confe dera t es  as ableto s i nk
the wh o le  Un i o nfleet.

[Il l u s tra tion:  BA I LEY'SDAMS  ON THE RED RIVER . ]

The woodenvess e l s w ere lash ed  in couples, s o a st o  give mu tu al help,
an d with t he _
 as_they were_termed, were
a mile in_length and_it_was necessary_to_swell the current_sufficiently
to carry the_vessels past the rocks_for the whole_distance._The large
force of men worked incessantly for nearly two weeks, by which time the
task_was_accomplished and_the_fleet_plunged through unharmed to the
deeper_water below the falls. The_genius of_a single man had saved the
Union fleet.

Banks, having_retreated_to Alexandria, paused_only long enough to burn
the town, when he kept_on to New Orleans, where some_time later he_was
relieved_of_his command. The Red_River expedition was the crowning
disgrace of_the year.


THE CAPTURE OF MOBILE.

After the_fall of New Orleans, in April, 1862,_Mobile was the leading
port of the_Southern Confederacy. It was blockaded_closely, but_the
Confederate cruisers succeeded now and_then in slipping_in and_out,
while a number_of ironclads were in process of_building, and threatened
to_break the blockade. Admiral Farragut, the_greatest_naval hero of
modern_times,_after_a careful_reconnaissance of the_defenses,_told the
government_that_if it would provide him with_a_single ironclad, he
would capture Mobile. He was_promised a strong land_force_under General
Granger and several_monitors, which were sent to_him.

Farragut, fully appreciating the task before_him, made_his preparations
with_care and thoroughness. His fleet consisted of eighteen vessels,
four of which--the__Tecumseh_, _Winnebago_, _Manhattan_, and
_Chickasaw_--were ironclads, while_the others were of_wood. Admiral
Buchanan_(commander_of the _Merrimac__in_her first_day's fight with the
_Monitor_) had less vessels,_three gunboats,_and the formidable ram
_Tennessee_. But he_was assisted by three_powerful_forts, with large
garrisons--Gaines, Morgan, and Powell--which_commanded the entrance,
while the _Tennessee_ was_regarded by the Confederates as_able_to_sink
the whole Union fleet.

[Illustration: BAILEY'S_DAMS ON THE RED RIVER.]

The wooden_vessels were lashed_in couples, so as to give mutual_help,
and_with the _