Confederate naval units stage a dawn attack on the U.S. Navy squadron blockading New Orleans

Just before dawn, the C.S.S. Manassas, an armored ram, followed by three small fireships, struck at the U.S. Navy fleet blockading the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi below New Orleans. The Manassas stove in part of the U.S.S. Richmond's hull but damaged herself in so doing.  The entire Union squadron of six ships ran aground retreating from the fireships.  All were towed off the next day and no casualties were reported on either side.  (By John Osborne)    
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C.S.S. Manassas, circa 1861

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C.S.S. Manassas (1861-1862)
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U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph Collection
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Photograph # NH 608

United States Navy raiding party crosses the Potomac and destroys a Confederate schooner in Dumfries Creek

Around two o'clock in the morning, the captain of U.S.S. Union, Lieutenant Abram D. Harrell, gathered a raiding party from his ship and the gunboats Rescue and Resolute and crossed the Potomac to Quantico where a large Confederate schooner was moored in Dumfries Creek.  The sentry aboard the schooner fled as the boats approached and boarding parties fired the vessel, which was completely destroyed.  Though fired on as they retreated, the successful Union raiders suffered no casualties.  (By John Osborne) 
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Salt Lake City, Utah, 1861, artist's impression

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, October 7, 2011.
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engraving
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View of Salt Lake City - The large block on the left contains the Church, Store, and Tithing Office, where one tenth of all the produce is contributed to the Church Fund. On the extreme right is the Harem of Brigham Young, the famous "Lion House," so called from the statues of lions in front. The Wasatch Mountains are seen in the back ground.
Source citation
John Warner Barber & Henry Howe,Our Whole Country or the Past and Present of the United States....Volume II (New York: Tuttle & McCauley, 1861), 1456.

Texas State Capitol, Austin, Texas, 1861, artist's impression

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The Capitol of TExas, at Austin.
Source citation
John Warner Barber & Henry Howe,Our Whole Country or the Past and Present of the United States....Volume II (New York: Tuttle & McCauley, 1861), 1360.

San Antonio, Texas, 1861, artist's impression

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Main Plaza, San Antonio - San Antonio is one of the oldest towns in the United States. "The Public Square is divided by the Church and some other buildings into two; or rather the original square, or military plaza, was laid off and improved in 1715, having on its east side the Church and the offices of priests and officers. In 1731 was liad off the main square or Plaza of the Constitution."
Source citation
John Warner Barber & Henry Howe,Our Whole Country or the Past and Present of the United States....Volume II (New York: Tuttle & McCauley, 1861), 1344.

Galveston, Texas, 1861, artist's impression

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North-eastern view of Galveston - The view shows the appearance of the most compact part of Galveston, as seen from Kuhn or Hendley's wharf, which, like the others, extends a considerable distance from the shore. The towers of the Catholic Church, the Market cupola, and the Movable Light are seen on the left, and the tower of the Episcopal Church on the right. The Railroad, extending over the bridge from Virginia Point to the island, is in the extreme distance on the right.
Source citation
John Warner Barber & Henry Howe,Our Whole Country or the Past and Present of the United States....Volume II (New York: Tuttle & McCauley, 1861), 1341.

Napoleon, Arkansas, 1861, artist's impression

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Napoleon - The view shows the appearance of Napoleon as seen from the northern bank of the Arkansas, at the point where it enters the Mississippi. The U.S. Hospital and the mouth of the Arkansas are seen on the right; the Steamboat Landing and the Catholic Church on the left; the Ferry Landing and Court House in the central part.
Source citation
John Warner Barber & Henry Howe,Our Whole Country or the Past and Present of the United States....Volume II (New York: Tuttle & McCauley, 1861), 1328.

Helena, Arkansas, 1861, artist's impression

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Helena.
Source citation
John Warner Barber & Henry Howe,Our Whole Country or the Past and Present of the United States....Volume II (New York: Tuttle & McCauley, 1861), 1328.
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