War Along the Bayous Quotes

“The graybacks would open on the boats as they approached the upriver side of a promontory creating a bend, then rush across it to give them another shot from the downriver side. The Osage, Black Hawk, and Benefit in particular were recipients of this treatment. The navy responded by shelling the woodlands with their elven-inch cannons, an act analogous to swatting a fly with a sledgehammer - and about as effective. (chapter 13)”
― William Riley Brooksher, War Along the Bayous: The 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana