Civil War Marine: A Diary of the Red River Expedition, 1864History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1975 - Government publications - 89 pages |
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... 1864 THE LIBRARY OF THE MAY 12 1975 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN DD HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISION HEADQUARTERS , U.S. MARINE CORPS WASHINGTON D.C. Cover : Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter's assembled flotilla at. Front Cover.
... 1864 THE LIBRARY OF THE MAY 12 1975 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN DD HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISION HEADQUARTERS , U.S. MARINE CORPS WASHINGTON D.C. Cover : Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter's assembled flotilla at. Front Cover.
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... Admiral David Dixon Porter's assembled flotilla at the mouth of the Red River as visualized in a sketch ap- pearing in the March 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly . ( USN Photo NH 59082 ) CIVIL WAR MARINE A Diary of The Red River Expedition.
... Admiral David Dixon Porter's assembled flotilla at the mouth of the Red River as visualized in a sketch ap- pearing in the March 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly . ( USN Photo NH 59082 ) CIVIL WAR MARINE A Diary of The Red River Expedition.
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... flotilla , which turned downriver in mid - Febru- ary , included the finest Union vessels in the West . Thir- teen iron - clads of varying sizes and armament were the admiral's vanguard . Essex , Benton , and Lafayette would join ...
... flotilla , which turned downriver in mid - Febru- ary , included the finest Union vessels in the West . Thir- teen iron - clads of varying sizes and armament were the admiral's vanguard . Essex , Benton , and Lafayette would join ...
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... flotilla left Mound City , Lieutenant Church inspected his 27 - man Marine guard and took every opportunity to drill his men as Black Hawk moved down the river . At Memphis and Vicksburg the young officer took advantage of overnight ...
... flotilla left Mound City , Lieutenant Church inspected his 27 - man Marine guard and took every opportunity to drill his men as Black Hawk moved down the river . At Memphis and Vicksburg the young officer took advantage of overnight ...
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... flotilla . Porter advised the general of the difficulties involved in getting the ships over the rapids and back down again . Banks persisted , and in late March the fleet began to move . ( 33 ) Also on the general's mind as the ...
... flotilla . Porter advised the general of the difficulties involved in getting the ships over the rapids and back down again . Banks persisted , and in late March the fleet began to move . ( 33 ) Also on the general's mind as the ...
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