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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 14 14 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 5 5 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 4 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 4 4 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: March 5, 1861., [Electronic resource] 4 4 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 4 4 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 3 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 3 3 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 3 3 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 3 3 Browse Search
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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 3: closing of Southern ports.--increase of the Navy.--list of vessels and their stations.--purchased vessels.--vessels constructing, etc. (search)
Indies. Add to these the vessels on the Pacific coast, the steam frigate Niagara, returning from Japan, and four tenders and storeships, and there was a total of 42 vessels, carrying 555 guns and about 7,600 men, in commission on the 4th of March, 1861. Without awaiting the arrival of vessels from our foreign squadrons, the department early directed such as were dismantled and in ordinary at the different yards, and which could be made available, to be repaired and put in commission. 8 16,787 23 Gunboats 92 11,661 12 Sidewheel Steamers 48 8,400 3 Ironclad Steamers 18 4,600 52   256 41,448 Making a total of 264 vessels, 2,557 guns, and 218,016 tons. The aggregate number of seamen in the service on the 4th of March, 1861, was 7,600. The number in December, 1861, was not less than 22,000. This was a very good exhibit for the Navy in less than a year after the commencement of the war, but it must be remembered that of these vessels 6 were ships-of-the-lin
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 22: operations in the Potomac.--destruction of Confederate batteries.--losses by shipwreck, in battle, etc. (search)
ded below Vicksburg and burned to prevent falling into the hands of the enemy. Island Belle Steamer. 2 123 Grounded in Appomattox river June, 1862, and burned to prevent falling into the hands of the enemy. Adirondack Screw sloop. 9 1,240 Wrecked near Abaco, Aug. 23, 1862. Henry Andrew Steamer. 3 177 Wrecked in a gale near Cape Henry Aug. 24, 1862. Sumter Steam Ram. 2 400 Grounded in Mississippi river and abaudoned.     112 7,908   Vessels added since fourth of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. (exclusive of those lost.)   No. of Vessels. Guns. Tons. By purchase 180 688 86,910 By transfer. 50 230 32,828 By construction 123 659 120,290   353 1,577 240.028 Added by construction. Description. No. of Vessels. Guns. Tons. Second-class screw sloops-of-war 13 116 16,396 Screw gun-boats 27 108 14,038 Side wheel gun-boats 39 296 36,337 Armored wooden vessels. 12 65 20,893 Armored iron vessels 32 74 32,631   123 659 120,290 <
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., chapter 51 (search)
e latter leaned upon him as his ablest adviser. Report of the Secretary of the Navy. A tabular statement is appended of the number of naval vessels, of every class, that had been constructed, or were in the course of construction, since March 4, 1861: General exhibit of the Navy, including vessels under construction, Dec., 1864. No. of vessels. Description. No. of guns. No. of tons. 113 Screw steamers especially constructed for naval purposes 1,426 169,231 52 Paddle-wheel stase for the year 167 42,429 26 Total losses by shipwreck, in battle, capture, &c., during the year 146 13,084 109 Actual addition to the navy from December, 1863, to December, 1864 313 55,513 Vessels constructed for the Navy since March 4, 1861. No. Description. Guns. Tonnage 7 Screw sloops, Ammonoosuc class, 17 to 19 guns, 3,213 to 3,713 tons each 121 23,637 1 Screw sloop Idaho, 8 guns, 2,638 tons 8 2,638 8 Screw sloops, spar deck, Java class, 25 guns and 3,177 tons each