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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 35: operations of the North Atlantic Squadron, 1863. (search)
cumstances there was no remedy, and the above-mentioned steamers had to remain outside; but during the siege communications were opened at great risks between the vessels above and below the batteries, thus conveying ammunition and dispatches. On the 3d of April, the flotilla below Hill's Point was reinforced by the Southfield, Whitehead and Seymour, from Plymouth. In the meantime the Commodore Hull and Louisiana, and an armed transport called the Eagle, under charge of Second-Assistant Engineer J. L. Lay and Assistant Paymaster W. W. Williams, of the Louisiana, as volunteers, were almost continually engaged with the enemy's batteries opposite Washington, until the morning of the 4th, when the Ceres made a gallant dash past the forts, with a full supply of ammunition, and joined the besieged force above. On the 6th, a small naval battery of two light guns was established on shore, commanding the channel from above, to repel any attempt on the part of the enemy to attack the gun-
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 50: Second attack on Fort Fisher. (search)
-Third-Assistants, John McKenney and Edward J. Cahill. Epsilon--Fourth-rate. Acting-Ensign, Eli M. Boggs; Engineers: Acting-Third-Assistants, F. M. Wagner and Frank Blocki. Cohasset--Fourth-rate. Acting-Master's Mate, M. K. Henderson; Engineers: Acting-Second Assistant, J. H. Finn; Acting-Third-Assistants, H. Haney and R. F. Baker. Delta--Fourth-rate Acting-Master's Mate, Wm. F. Gragg; Engineers: Acting-Third Assistants, Geo Schultz and J. N. Schenck. Albemarle--Fourth-rate. Acting-Assistant Paymasters, E. Mellack and J. G. Orme; Acting-First-Assistant Engineer, Newton Eggleston; Gunner, E. A. McDonald; Carpenter, M. W. Paul. Picket launch. Acting-Gunner, Herman Peters; Acting-Second-Assistant Engineer, Marceline Villazon. Spuyten Duyvil. Engineers: First-Assistant, J. L. Lay; Second-Assistant, C. H. Stone; Acting-Second-Assistants, I. R. Smith and J. E. Chadwick; Acting-Third-Assistant, Byron S. Heath. *Republic. Acting-Ensign, J. W. Bennett.