. L'histoire de l'héroïsme américain; récits palpitants d'aventures personnelles pendant la grande guerre civile, comme l'ont dit les médaillés et le rouleau d'honneur des hommes . Kearsarge par un coup de l'ennemi, a été lié, untilal sait que les couleurs des navires fédéraux ont été arrêtées au mizzen, et que le dernier grand côté de l'Alabama carrientant, passant au-dessus du Kear-sarge, a emporté les halliaids, ce qui a dégagé le drapeau que le capitaine Winslow avait arrangé ceux sur la terre, devrait être son signal de victoire. Il est également bien connu que ce duel naval s'est battu en présence de vingt mille

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. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . Kearsarge by a shot from the enemy, been related, untilall know that the Federal vessels colors were stopped at the mizzen, andthat the last broadside of the careening Alabama, passing high over the Kear-sarge, carried away the halliaids, thereby unfurlingthe flag which Captain Winslow had arranged withthose on shore, should be his signal of victory. It is also well known that this naval duel wasfought in the presence of twenty thousand spec-tators clustered on the heights of Cherbourg, thebreakwater, the vessels of the harbor, and everyavailable point of vantage; excursion trains hav-ing been run from Paris to enable the curious towitness what a landsman seldom has the op-portunity of seeing. On board the Alabama nine were killed, twenty-one wounded and ten drowned. On the Kearsarge three were wounded. one of whom, William Gouin, an ordinary seaman of extraordinary courage, died in the hospital a few davs after the fight. The names of medal winners appearin the appendix to this book.. ON ISOAKI) MISSISSIPPI TIN-CIiAI). Captain Semmes. In the latter part of February, 18(54, Admiral Porter fitted out an expedition to go via the Red River, up the Blackand Washita, to break up the Confederate posts which were being formedalong these rivers, and to destroy the enemys provisions. In addition to the fleet of thirteen steamers, he had several light draftgunboats, or, what were designated tin-clads, they being ordinary riversteamers, armed with quarter-inch iron on two-inch poplar wood backing, intended for skirmishes along the rivers rather than serious engagements. The following vessels comprised t his addition to his fleet: Fort Hindman, Ouachita. Lexington, Cricket. Gazelle, Juliet, and Black Hawk. The following is an extract from the Blue Jacketsand Marines hecords: ••.lames K. I.. Duncan, ordinary seaman on boa

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