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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. | 164 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. | 57 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. | 34 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) | 22 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 18 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Army Life in a Black Regiment | 13 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) | 12 | 2 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: April 9, 1862., [Electronic resource] | 9 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Tatnall, Josiah -1871
Naval officer; born near Savannah, Ga., Nov. 9, 1796; entered the United States navy in 1812; rose to captain in 1850; first served in the frigate Constellation, and assisted in the repulse of the British at Craney Island in 1813.
He afterwards served under Perry and Porter, and was engaged on the Mexican coast during the war against Mexico.
He entered the Confederate service; improvised a flotilla known as the Mosquito Fleet, and attempted to defend Port Royal Sound against Dupont.
He commanded at Norfolk when the Merrimac was destroyed, and the Mosquito Fleet at Savannah.
He died in Savannah, Ga., June 14, 1871.