S AT ISLAND NUMBER TEN 247
XII. FROM FORT PILLOW TO MEMPHIS 281
XIII. THE NAVAL FIGHT AT MEMPHIS 291

LIST OF DIAGRAMS.

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Bull Run Battle-Ground 60
The Fight at Blackburn's Ford 62
The Country around Fort Henry and Fort Donelson 69
Fort Henry 81
Fort Donelson 95
The Attack on McClernand 114
The Second Engagement 123
The Charge of Lauman's Brigade 128
Pittsburg Landing and Vicinity 155
Disposition of Troops at the Beginning of the Battle 173
The Fight at the Ravine 208
A Rebel Torpedo 230
Island No. 10 239
A Mortar 248
The Naval Fight at Memphis 295

MILITARY TERMS.

_Abatis._--Trees cut down, their branches made sharp, and used to block
a road, or placed in front of fortifications.

_Advance._--Any portion of an army which is in front of the rest.

_Aides-de-camp._--Officers selected by general officers to assist them
in their military duties.

_Ambulances._--Carriages for the sick and wounded.

_Battery._--A battery consists of one or more pieces of artillery. A
full battery of field artillery consists of six cannon.

_Battalion._--A battalion consists of two or more companies, but less
than a regiment.

_Bombardment._--Throwing shot or shells into a fort or earthwork.

_Canister._--A tin cylinder filled with cast-iron shot. When the gun is
fired, the cylinder bursts and scatters the shot over a wide surface of
ground.

_Caisson._--An artillery carriage, containing ammunition for immediate
use.

_Casemate._--A covered chamber in fortifications, protected by earth
from shot and shells.

_Columbiad._--A cannon, invented by Colonel Bomford, of very large
calibre, used for throwing shot or shells. A ten-inch columbiad weighs
15,400 pounds, and is ten and a half feet long.

_Column._--A position in which troops may be placed. A column en