Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Commodore Mitchell” in chapter 40, section c.40.98, page 561 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13.:
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I will leave these matters to the credulity of the American reader not unfamiliar with Admiral Porter's style.
I will commence my work by stating a fact that has most important bearing upon Commodore Mitchell 's conduct, which is, that, except for an active co-operation, the forts and land forces were a separate and distinct command from the naval forces on the Confederate
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