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 Fourth of July Vicks-burg gave up to Gen. Grant, and the whole Mis-sis-sip-pi River was free!

Ad-mi-ral Far-ra-gut's fleet from the North had gone past the forts at the mouth of that riv-er, and up to New Or-leans in the Spring of 1862. This same man went to Mo-bile Bay with a large fleet in Au-gust, 1864. Two strong forts were there to keep foes off. In a short time he took both forts and went up to Mo-bile.

ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.

The North met with great loss in 1864 from gun boats built in Eng-land to cruise the seas and seize all ships that bore the stars and stripes. The trade of the North was much hurt by these boats. One that did the most harm was the Al-a-ba-ma. Her bad deeds were brought to a stop by the U-ni-ted States man-of-war Kear-sarge which found her off the coast of France, and in an hour's hard fight sent her down to rise no more. The Al-a-ba-ma was built in Eng-land for the South.

On the At-lan-tic coasts Un-ion ships of war kept off the crafts of all sorts from the posts of the South. Those in the ports were made to stay there. The men of the sea did great work for the Un-ion cause. One flag o'er all the land and sea was their wish.

Our glo-ri-ous flag of stripes and stars O'er all the land and sea, One Standard may it ev-er be, The ban-ner of the free!