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Maine (Maine, United States) (search for this): chapter 13.94
Roanoke (United States) (search for this): chapter 13.94
The Albemarle and the Sassacus.
by Edgar Holden, U. S. N.
On the 5th of May, 1864, the Albemarle, with the captured steamer Bombshell, and the steamer Cotton Plant, laden with troops, came down the Roanoke River.
The double-enders Mattabesett, Sassacus, Wyalusing, and Miami, together with the smaller vessels, Whitehead, Ceres, and Commodore Hull, steamed up Albemarle Sound to give battle.
The Union force under Captain Melancton Smith in the action of May 5th, 1864, was: Double-enders sufficient to have sunk the ram. Our bow, however, was shod with a bronze beak, weighing fully three tons, well secured to prow and keel; and this was twisted and almost entirely torn away in the collision.
At dusk the ram steamed into the Roanoke River, never again to emerge for battle, and the object of her coming on the day of our engagement, viz., to aid the Confederates in an attack on New Berne, was defeated; but her ultimate destruction was reserved for the gallant Lieutenant Cushing,
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 13.94
Bluff Point (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 13.94
W. H. Mayer (search for this): chapter 13.94
F. A. Roe (search for this): chapter 13.94
Francis Josselyn (search for this): chapter 13.94
Sassacus (search for this): chapter 13.94
The Albemarle and the Sassacus.
by Edgar Holden, U. S. N.
On the 5th of May, 1864, the Albemarle, with the captured steamer Bombshell, and the steamer Cotton Plant, laden with troops, came down the Roanoke River.
The double-enders Mattabesett, Sassacus, Wyalusing, and Miami, together with the smaller vessels, Whitehead, Ce 864: a, Albemarle; B, Bombshell; C P, cotton Plant; M, Mattabesett; S, Sassacus; Wy, Wyalusing ; mi, Miami; C, Ceres; Wh, Whitehead; C H, Commodore Hull.
The Sassacus ramming the Albemarle.
The Sassacus disabled after ramming. on as the clouds closed over us in the grim and final struggle.
There was no lack of couragSassacus disabled after ramming. on as the clouds closed over us in the grim and final struggle.
There was no lack of courage on the other ships, and the previous loss of the Southfield, the signal from the Wyalusing that she was sinking, the apparent loss of our ship, and the loss of the sounds of North Carolina if more were disabled, dictated the prudent course they adopted.--E. H.
Captain French, of the Miami, who had bravely fought his ship at
H. H. Foster (search for this): chapter 13.94
Charles A. Boutelle (search for this): chapter 13.94