On the other side of the canvas walls, horses snored and the wheels of mortars and howitzers creaked. The scorched outskirts of Apalachicola were gradually transformed into a fortified area up to five miles long. Landing after landing was landed from the ships, but the main artillery forces - the battleships and cruisers of the Atlantic squadron - stayed at the entrance to Apalachee Bay. The command no longer wanted to risk the pennants; the sudden death of the Kentucky stunned everyone who wore shoulder straps and was aware of the events in northern Florida. Will cannons and machine guns be of any use on hastily erected bastions? Jason had no special illusions. After what he saw...