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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 50: Second attack on Fort Fisher. (search)
r; Wabash, Captain M. Smith; Susquehanna, Commodore S. W. Godon; Powhatan, Commodore J. F. Schenck; Juniata, Lieutenant-Commander T. S. Phelps; Shenandoah, Captain D. B. Ridgley; Ticonderoga, Captain Charles Steedman; Vanderbilt, Captain C. W. Pickering; Mackinaw, Commander J. C. Beaumont; Tuscarora, Commander J. M. Frailey. Linne in the capture of this place, he deserves promotion, which I hereby recommend. I also recommend Captain Charles Steedman, commanding Ticonderoga, and Captain D. B. Ridgley, commanding Shenandoah. Though commanding smaller vessels than the others, and less effective in their fire, they did the best they could. This is the second important affair Captain Steedman has been in, and Captain Ridgley has been very energetic during the war against blockade-runners. I recommend them both for promotion. Lieutenant-Commander R. K. Breese, my fleet-captain, has been with me nearly all the time since the rebellion broke out. In command of a division of the mo