Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Captain Melancton Smith” in chapter 10 of Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast:
...row channels, in the face of several formidable batteries, and the army did not attach enough importance to her construction to send a sufficient force to destroy her.
The Navy Department ordered Captain Melancton Smith , an officer of ability and experience, to the sounds of North Carolina to destroy the ram at all hazards, if possible.
Admiral Lee, in an official letter to Captain Smith, alludes to his former i...
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