User blog:Cclittle/The Battle of Cinncinati

On the morning of the 13th Confederate troops were loaded into landing craft of all discriptions. Enclosed boats went first. About three quarters of the way acrossed the river the first tanks arrived at the riverfrount. They opened fire on the inclosed craft, Open boats took fire from upper floors of riverfrount office buildings. The Second Female Devision were on duty. When landing cfraft reached the shore they were meet with a hail of small arms fire. First they had to climb the riverfrount railing, then run acrossed the walkway. Few made it to first floor of the buildings. When they did fighting was office to office and hand to hand. When truck loads of New York troops arrived they went inside and joined the fighting. The second wave had several more craft sunk by tank fire. Those who did make it took fire from upper floors, The third wave was smaller than planed due to sunken vessels. By nighfall Confederate survivors were few and widely seperated. Those who surrendered were taken to the city jail by police officers. Cevilion vollenteers both helped and hindered. On one hand they provided infantry support for tanks. On the other they had little idea of how and army does it's job and got in the way. The landing was not a success. Arround dusk landing craft came back and picked up remaining soldiers. takeing them back to Kentuckey.