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THE APARTMENT ON THE BERTH DECK OF THE "BROOKLYN" IN WHICH OUR ARTIST RESIDES.
THE REINFORCEMENT OF FORT
PICKENS.
WE publish herewith, from sketches
by an Engineer officer of
the United States sloop
Brooklyn,
a view of the
REINFORCEMENT OF FORT
PICKENS, of war
of the
GUN-DECK OF THE "BROOKLYN,"
and of
THE OFFICERS'
WARD-ROOM
ON BOARD
THAT SHIP.
The author of the sketches thus writes
us concerning them :
To the Editor of Harper's Weekly:
U. S. SHIP "BROOKLYN,"
OFF FORT PICKENS,
FLORIDA,
April 22,
1861.
On Friday, April 12, our captain received orders to prepare for landing the
troops (Company A, First Artillery)
which we brought from
Fort Monroe. After sunset all the boats
were hoisted out and dropped astern. Volunteers were called for to man them, and
every man in the ship volunteered.
[Continued on
Page 316.]
DISEMBARKING THE
TROOPS FROM THE U. S, SHIP "BROOKLYN" TO REINFORCE
FORT
PICKENS, APRIL 13,
1861, [SKETCHED BY AN
ENGINEER OFFICER ON BOARD.]
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