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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 6: naval expedition against Port Royal and capture of that place. (search)
e Port Royal expedition fitted out. assembling of the ships of war and transports at Hampton Roads. frail ships. the expedition reaches Port Royal harbor. great sufferings of officers and men. reconnoissance by Commander Rodgers and Brigadier-General Wright battle of Port Royal. the batteries at Hilton Head open fire. forts Walker and Beauregard. order of battle. list of vessels comprising the fighting squadron. Commodore Tatnall withdraws. loyalty of Commander Percival Drayton. evaook refuge under the Confederate batteries. Next morning the Wabash, Susquehanna, Vanderbilt, and Atlantic were piloted into deep water inside the bar. and a reconnoissance in force was made of the harbor by Commander John Rodgers and Brigadier-General Wright, with four gun-boats. These drew the fire of the batteries on Hilton Head and Bay Point, which were shown to be strongly built and fortified. When the fleet was safely anchored within this spacious roadstead, the Flag-Officer had cau
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 15: capture of Fort Donelson and battle of Shiloh. (search)
e strongly fortified and defended by large armies, thus closing up East Tennessee, and preventing our armies from marching southward. On the 15th of February, Gen. Grant was assigned to the new military district of West Tennessee, with limits undefined, and Gen. W. T. Sherman to the command of the district of Cairo. Grant commenced at once to concentrate his forces and make his dispositions to meet the new order of defense established by the Confederates. His first step was to send Gens. Wright and McClernand up to Pittsburg, while he remained himself at Savannah, superintending the organization of the new troops which were arriving from Missouri, and making preparations to advance towards Pittsburg Landing (Shiloh). The account of the famous battle which soon occurred at this place must be left to military writers, but the battle of Shiloh with its changes of fortune from hour to hour, its keen anxieties. splendid fighting on both sides, and the splendid victory which was f
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 30: (search)
awthorne; Acting-Master's Mates, Jacob Shinn and William Cassidy; Engineers, G. L. Scott and Geo. W. Taylor. Tug Laurel. Engineers, Acting-Second-Assistant. N. Mierstang, and Acting-Third Assistant O. Rosebush. Tug Dahlia. Acting-Ensign, Thomas Wright; Acting-Master's Mate, W. H. Strope; Engineers, B. Nannah and H. Sullivan. Tug Pansy. Acting-Ensign, D. C. Bowers; Acting-Master's Mate, S. Johnson; Acting-Second-Assistant Engineers, J. W. Lindsey and F. H. Majors. Steamer grmander J. G. Mitchell (1865). Steamer Neosho.--Acting-Volunteer-Lieutenant Samuel Howard (1864). Steamer Moose.--Lieutenant-Commander LeRoy Fitch (1864). Steamer Ouichita.--Acting-Ensign E. Zimmerman (1864). Steamer Osage.--Acting-Master Thomas Wright (1864). Steamer Reindeer.--Acting-Volunteer-Lieutenant H. A. Glassford (1864). Steamer St. Clair.--Acting-Volunteer-Lieutenant J. S. Hurd; Acting-Volunteer-Lieutenant T. B. Gregory (1864). Steamer Lexington.--Lieutenant G. M.
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 35: operations of the North Atlantic Squadron, 1863. (search)
ing-Ensigns, Wm. H. Brice. J. W. Willard and W. H. Penfield; Acting-Master's Mates, A. E. Barrett and Charles Attmore; Engineers: Acting-Second-Assistant, C. D. Kiersted: Acting Third-Assistants, C. O. Morgan and J. M. Battin. Steamer Seymour. Acting-Master, Francis S Wells; Acting-Ensign, Chas. Ringot; Acting-Master's Mate, Edwin Smith; Engineers: Acting-Second-Assistant, Newton Eggleston; Acting-Third-Assistants, J. A. Whittaker and Philip Hublitz. Steamer Wyandotte. Acting-Master, Thomas Wright; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, James Pennoyer; Assistant-Paymaster, Alex. McC. Bishop; Acting-Ensigns, S. A. Hodge, Benj. Wood and Wm. Henry; Acting-Master's Mates, M. E. Wandell and Wm. Chandler; Engineers: Acting-Second-Assistant, Cornelius Carr; Acting-Third-Assistants, G. R. Dunkley, Wm. Veitch and John Heaney. Steamer Commodore Hull. Acting-Masters, Wm. G. Saltonstall and Francis Josselyn; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, C. F. P. Hildreth; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, Jonathan Ch
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 42: Red River expedition.--continued. (search)
cting-Master, James C. Gipson; Assistant-Surgeon, D. R. Bannon; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, J. G. Worden; Acting-Ensigns, Oliver Donaldson, S. D. Jordan, E. W. Miller and T. A. Quinn; Acting-Master's Mates, L. W. Hastings and W. H. H. DeGroot; Engineers: Acting-Chief, Chas. H. Caven; Acting-First-Assistant, G. H. Atkinson; Acting-Second-Assistants, M. Norton and W. B. Barton; Acting-Third-Assistants, John McWilliams; Acting-Carpenter, Geo. W. Kenney. Iron-clad steamer Osage. Acting-Master, Thomas Wright; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, P. P. Gilmartin; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, G. W. Dougherty; Acting-Ensigns, W. S. Pease, Geo. Dunn, J. L. Mickle and R. K. Hubbell; Acting-Master's Mates, M. J. Durney, J. C. Winslow and B. C. Wheeler; Engineers: Acting-Chief, Thomas Doughty; Acting-First-Assistant, Geo. H. Hobbs; Acting-Second-Assistants, Wm. Galbreath and A. F. Fox. Steamer Marmora. Acting-Master, Thomas Gibson; Assistant-Surgeon, B. F. Pierce; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, C. R.
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 43: operations of the Mississippi squadron, under Admiral Porter, after the Red River expedition. (search)
jutant. Captain Johnston, Commanding Gun-boat No. 9. In the latter part of February, Admiral Porter fitted out an expedition to go, via the Red River, up the Black and Washita Rivers, under the command of Lieutenant-Commander F. M. Ramsey, for the purpose of breaking up the Confederate posts that were being formed along these rivers and destroying their provisions. The expedition consisted of the following vessels: Fort Hindman, Acting-Volunteer Lieutenant John Pearce; Osage, Acting-Master Thomas Wright; Lexington, Lieutenant George M Bache; Conestoga, Lieutenant-Commander T. O. Selfridge; Cricket, Acting-Master H. H. Gorringe, and Ouichita, Lieutenant-Commander Byron Wilson. The Ouichita was a converted river steamer and carried 39 guns in three tiers. They were mostly 24 and 12 pound howitzers, but she had a battery of 8-inch smoothbores and some rifle-guns on the lower deck. Two 12-pounders were mounted on wooden turrets above all. She was a very formidable vessel for suc