. La storia della guerra civile dei giovani . ent nel campo sul Nero Grande, dove hisfamily si unì a lui. Negli ultimi mesi si sono verificati eventi di qualche importanza anche sulla costa atlantica. In tutta la sua estensione, solo Charleston e Savannah rimasero in possesso dei Confederati. Il generale O. M. Mitchel, che hqd è stato trasferito dall'ovest al Departmentof the South, aveva iniziato i preparativi attivi per una campagna contro Charleston, quando è improvvisamente morto di febbre gialla; e la spedizione prevista è stata abbandonata. Nel febbraio 1863, Comandante Worden, il nostro vecchio amico che tosse

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. Young folks' history of the civil war . ent into camp on the Big Black, where hisfamily joined him. Events of some importance had also been taking place onthe Atlantic coast during the past few months. Along itswhole extent, only Charleston and Savannah remained inthe possession of the Confederates. General O. M. Mitchel, who hqd been transferred from the West to the Departmentof the South, had begun active preparations for a campaignagainst Charleston, when he suddenly died of yellow-fever;and the intended expedition was abandoned. In February, 1863, Commander Worden, our old friend who fought thefirst monitor at Hampton Roads, made the attempt to cap-ture Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River, a few milesbelow Savannah. For eight months the blockade-runnerNashville had been lying under cover of the guns of thefort, waiting for a chance to slip out with her cargo. Com-mander Worden bombarded the fort from the monitorMontauk; and the fort, in turn, opened fire upon him, neither doing the other harm. At length Worden turned his. 1863.] Oil Many Waters. 391 attention to the Nashville, and soon a low boom was heard.Then a black smoke rose over her. One after another, herguns exploded, and at last her magazine. The splendidsteamer Nashville was in flames. As the Montauk withdrew, she ran over a torpedo, which literally lifted her out of thewater without inflicting serious damage. A few days laterthe whole Union fleet again entered the Ogeechee, to assaultMcAllister. After a fight of eight hours, unrewarded by anyfruits, the fleet withdrew. By this time the monitors had come into such favor, thatthere was a small fleet of them doing duty on the coast.But they were better fighters than sailers. The first rambearing that name foundered at sea before it was quite ayear old. Her crew were saved by her two companions, thePassaic and the Montauk, both of which narrowly escapedher fate. There were seven monitors now, in the SouthAtlantic squadron, all having Indian names. Early i

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