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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 196 (search)
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107. attack upon Fort Fisher.
North Atlantic Squadron, United States flag-ship Malvern, off Wilmington, December 24, 1864.
Sir — I have the honor to inform you that I attacked the forts at the mouth of the Cape Fear river this morning at half-past 12 o'clock, and, after getting the ships in position, silenced it in about an hour and a half, there being no troops here to take possession.
I am merely firing at it now to keep up practice.
The forts are nearly demolished, and as soon as troops come we can take possession; we have set them on fire; blown some of them up, and all that is wanted now is troops to land to go into them.
I suppose General Butler will be here in the morning.
We have had very heavy gales here which tugs, monitors, and all, rode out at their anchors.
The transports have gone into Beaufort, North Carolina.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, David D. Porter, Rear-Admiral. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Washingt
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 197 (search)
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108. the battle of Monocacy, Md
Major-General Wallace's report.
headquarters Middle Department, Eighth Army corps, Baltimore, August--, 1864. Colonel E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant-General:
Colonel — I beg leave to furnish the War Department with the following report in full of the operations of my command in the vicinity of Frederick City, Maryland, which resulted in the battle of Monocacy, fought ninth July last.
The informal report telegraphed Major-General Halleck from Ellicott's Mills, during the retreat, is appended hereto, and will serve to make the record complete.
The situation in the department of West Virginia about the beginning of July was very uncertain.
Major-General Hunter had retreated westwardly from Lynchburg, leaving open the Shenandoah Valley, up which a column of rebels of unknown strength had marched, and thrown General Sigel back from Martinsburg to Williamsport, thence down the left bank of the Potomac to Maryland Heights, where, wi
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 199 (search)
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109. surrender of General Johnston.
Major-General Sherman's report.
headquarters military division of the Mississippi, In the Field, City Point, Virginia, May 9, 1865.
General — My last official report brought the history of events, as connected with the armies in the field subject to my immediate command, down to the first of April, when the Army of the Ohio, Major-General J. M. Schofield commanding, lay at Goldsboroa, with detachments distributed so as to secure and cover our routes of communication and supply back to the sea at Wilmington and Morehead City; Major-General A. H. Terry, with the Tenth corps, being at Faison's depot; the Army of the Tennessee, Major-General O. O. Howard commanding, was encamped to the right and front of Goldsboroa, and the Army of Georgia, Major-General H. W. Slocum commanding, to its left and front; the cavalry, Brevet-Major-General J. Kilpatrick commanding, at Mount Olive.
All were busy in repairing the wear and tear of our then
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 200 (search)
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110. Major-General Sheridan's report.
Headquarters military division of the South-West, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 16, 1865.
General — I have the honor to make the following report of the operations of my command in the campaign from Winchester, in the Shenandoah valley, to the armies in front of Petersburg, beginning February twenty-seventh, and ending March twenty-eighth.
The command consisted of the First and Third divisions of cavalry, of the Army of the Shenandoah, under the immediate command of Brevet Major-General Wesley Merritt, Brevet Major-General George A. Custer commanding the Third division, and Brigadier-General T. C. Devin, the first.
The following was the effective force:
Effective Force First and Third Cavalry Divisions, Army of the Shenandoah, February Twenty-eighth, 1865--Major-General Wesley Merritt, Chief of Cavalry.
commissioned officers. enlisted men.
First cavalry division, Brigadier-General T. C. Devin, commanding 260 4,787
On
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111. loss of the Housatonic.
Charleston, S. C., June 10, 1864.
Since the destruction of the Housatonic, at Charleston, nothing has been heard of Captain Dixon and his crew, by whom the act was accomplished.
The following letter on the subject is addressed to Major-General Maury:
Office Submarine defence, Charleston, April 29, 1864.
General — The United States sloop of war Housatonic was attacked and destroyed by Lieutenant Dixon and crew on the night of the seventeenth of February.
See Rebellion Record, Vol. 8, p. 391. Documents. Since that time no information has been received of either boat or crew.
I am of the opinion that the torpedo being placed at the bow of the boat, she went into the hole made in the Housatonic by explosion of the torpedo, and did not have power sufficient to back out, consequently sunk with her.
I have the honor to be, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant, M. M. Gray, Captain in charge Torpedoes. To Major-Gener