DescriptionThe photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14576178149).jpg
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' Text Appearing After Image: Copyright by Review of Reviews Co. THE GUNBOAT THAT HUED THE FIRST SHOT AT FORT HENRY Here, riding at anchor, lies the flagshipof Footc, which opened the attack onFort Henry in the first movement tobreak the backbone of the Confederacy,and won a victory before the arrivalof the army. This gunboat, the Cincinnati,was one of the seven flat-bottom iron-clads built by Captain Eads at Carondelet.Missouri, and Mound City, Illinois, duringthe latter half of 1861. When Grant finallyobtained permission from General Halleckto advance the attack upon Fort Henryon the Tennessee River, near the border ofKentucky, Flag Officer Foote .started upthe river, February 2, 1862, convoying thetransports, loaded with the advance de-tachment of Grants seventeen thousandtroops. Arriving before Fort Henry on
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