"Christy leaped upon the rail." Page 181.
[CONTENTS]
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| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| The Mission to Mobile Point | 15 |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| The Departure of the Expedition | 26 |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| A Bivouac near Fort Morgan | 37 |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| The Revelations of the Revellers | 48 |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| In the Vicinity of the Confederate Fort | 59 |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| Captain Sullendine of the West Wind | 70 |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| A Powerful Ally of the Belleviters | 81 |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| On Board of the Cotton Schooner | 92 |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| The Departure of the Tallahatchie | 103 |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| The Casting off of the Towline | 114 |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
| A Happy Return to the Bellevite | 125 |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| A Lively Chase to the South-West | 136 |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| The First Shot of Blumenhoff | 147 |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| The Progress of the Action | 158 |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| A Flank Movement Undertaken | 169 |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| The Lieutenant's Daring Exploit | 180 |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| A Magnanimous Enemy | 191 |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | |
| The Reign of Christianity | 202 |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | |
| Colonel Homer Passford of Glenfield | 213 |
| [CHAPTER XX.] | |
| A Very Melancholy Confederate | 224 |
| [CHAPTER XXI.] | |
| Captain Sullendine Becomes Violent | 225 |
| [CHAPTER XXII.] | |
| The Disposition of the Two Prizes | 246 |
| [CHAPTER XXIII.] | |
| The Welcome Home at Bonnydale | 257 |
| [CHAPTER XXIV.] | |
| Lieutenant-Commander Christopher Passford | 268 |
| [CHAPTER XXV.] | |
| The Principal Officers of the St. Regis | 279 |
| [CHAPTER XXVI.] | |
| The St. Regis in Commission | 290 |
| [CHAPTER XXVII.] | |
| Captain Passford Alone in his Glory | 301 |
| [CHAPTER XXVIII.] | |
| Off the Coast of North Carolina | 312 |
| [CHAPTER XXIX.] | |
| The First Prize of the St. Regis | 323 |
| [CHAPTER XXX.] | |
| Another Sailing Contest Inaugurated | 334 |
| [CHAPTER XXXI.] | |
| A Victorious Union | 345 |
A VICTORIOUS UNION
[CHAPTER I]
THE MISSION TO MOBILE POINT
"I almost wish you were the second or the third lieutenant of the Bellevite, instead of the executive officer, Christy," said Captain Breaker, the commander of the steamer, as they were seated together one day on the quarter-deck.
"Do I fail in the discharge of my duty in my present position, Captain?" asked Christy, very much astonished, not to say startled, at the remark of the commander.
"Not in the slightest degree, my dear boy!" returned Captain Breaker with very decided emphasis. "You have served in your present capacity for four months; and if you were fifty years old, and had twenty years of naval experience behind you, it would be hardly possible for you to be more correct and dignified in the performance of the details of your office."