History of the United States of America (1874) (14777077664)

Identifier: historyofuniteds00spenv4 (find matches)
Title: History of the United States of America
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Spencer, J. A. (Jesse Ames), 1816-1898 Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
Subjects:
Publisher: New York : Johnson, Wilson
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho



Text Appearing Before Image:
Groldsboroughs squadron consisted ofeighteen light draught steam gun boats,with an armament of fifty rifled can-non ; it was divided into two columnsfor active service, led by Commanders 1862. ~-02 tin- S. F. Hazard and S. C. Rowan. Thespecial service the expedition was toaccomplish was on the shores of NorthCarolina, within the waters of Pamlicoand Albemarle Sounds; andfor this purpose all the arrange-ments were made for the mostcient co-operation of the naval andmilitary departments; the guns wereso equipped as to be used on the wateror the land ; there was a thoroughlyorganized signal corps; two extensivepontoon trains, etc. Thus prepared for its work, theBurnside expedition set sail from Anna-polis on the 9th of January. Owingto dense fogs in the Chesapeake Bay,incident to the season, it did not reachFortress Monroe till midnight of the10th. The next day without detention,the order was given to sail, and Sun-day, the 11th, saw the fleet at sea.As had been generally supposed, while
Text Appearing After Image:
Cu. X.) ROANOKE ISLAND CAPTURED. 12) the vessels were collecting, that theywould be employed inside of the capesof Virginia, but little anxiety had beenfelt respecting their sea going qualities.But nowr, when the well known dan-gers of Hatteras were taken into ac-count, there was considerable apprehen-sion entertained, and the result prov-ed that this apprehension was wellfounded. The first day out, there was muchembarrassment from the fog on thecoast, which greatly impeded progress.Monday was clear, with a heavy windand rough sea, which caused the vesselsto labor very heavily; by noon, how-ever, most of them were inside of thebar at Hatteras Inlet, their first south-ern destination, in time to escape theunusually severe gale of Monday nightand Tuesday. The anchorage was badand the vessels jostled together. Someof the vessels were grounded and lost;others had to be sent back to FortressMonroe. Weeks were spent in strivingto secure passage through the narrow,perplexing, and violent cha