Excerpt from Cruise of the U. S. Flag-Ship Hartford, 1862 1863: Being a Narrative of All Her Operations Since Going Into Commission, in 1862, Until Her Return to New York in 1863 When this journal was commenced, and until within a few days since, no 'idea of its publication was entertained, and it has been forced into type only by the earnest solicitation of the officers and crew of the noble ship which has been our home for nearly two years. The anxiety of our friends has led us to push the completion of this little book to as speedy a close as possible; therefore our readers must not look for any display of literary attainments, but receive it as a correct epitome cf our cruise on the Mississippi. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.