AUGUST 10TH, 1864: Rear Admiral Farragut continues his steady day and night bombardment of Fort Morgan, battering down the walls. The fort is resolutely defended by his old shipmate, General Page.
AUGUST 12TH, 1864: The ram Tennessee got up steam for the first time since her capture by Union forces on August 5th. She had been fitted with a new smokestack on the 11th and this date tried it out by steaming around the bay.
On the 13th, the Tennessee steamed down and opened fire on Fort Morgan.
--Old B-Runner
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