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Browsing named entities in James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller).

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Alfred W. Ellet (search for this): chapter 10
light-draft river steamers and add them to Fitch's flotilla as rapidly as they could be converted into gunboats. One of the first to be completed was the Silver Lake. The little stern-wheel steamer first distinguished herself on February 3, 1863, at Dover, Tennessee, where she (with Fitch's flotilla) assisted in routing 4,500 Confederates, who were attacking the Federals at that place. The little vessel continued to render yeoman's service with the other gunboats, ably assisted by General A. W. Ellet's marine brigade. The navy's fresh-water sailors In this group the crew of the Carondelet is crowding to get within range of the camera. One of the earliest of the river ironclads, the Carondelet was frequently the flagship of Admiral Porter; and her crew, at first recruited from among men who had had little experience afloat, soon learned the art of warfare on inland waters. Great difficulty was experienced at first in manning the river gunboats. Men of the old navy could n
April 14th (search for this): chapter 10
of Captain James E. Montgomery to try conclusions with Flag-Officer Foote's powerful ironclads. The opportunity was not long in coming. Foote, suffering from the wound received at Fort Donelson, was relieved by Captain Charles H. Davis on May 9th. The new commander, who was soon to be promoted to flag-officer, selected the Benton, commanded by Lieutenant S. L. Phelps, as his flagship. On May 10th, the bombardment of Fort Pillow by the mortar-boats, which had been going on since the 14th of April, was unexpectedly interrupted by the advance of the River Defense Fleet, which came up bravely from its position under the guns of the Fort and actually took the Federal vessels by surprise, the Cincinnati being called upon at first to bear the brunt of the onslaught alone. Both she and the Mound City had to be beached on account of the injuries they received. There is no doubt that Captain Montgomery, the Confederate commander, showed great bravery in making the attack, but he also pr
Charles H. Davis (search for this): chapter 10
is orders being simply to cooperate with Flag-Officer Davis and the flotilla. In fact, throughout tvessel was acquired at the suggestion of Flag-Officer Davis, who saw the necessity of light-draft gu an inch thick. When Admiral Porter succeeded Davis in the command of the Mississippi squadron, ituld pass by the batteries. On July 1st, Flag-Officer Davis' forces had joined those from the mouth much to the mortification of both Farragut and Davis, and to the great glory and honor of her commajoin Farragut, and the latter returned to join Davis' flotilla. It was fortunate that Farragut hft vessels he would have had to remain there. Davis withdrew his fleet to the mouth of the Yazoo ard the great ram blew up. When Farragut and Davis had parted company, the waterway from Vicksbur, which had been equipped at the suggestion of Davis, began to join the fleet in the early autumn. Davis employed his vessels on some minor expeditions up the Yazoo and other rivers, but 1862 close[1 more...]
March 14th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 10
past Port Hudson While Porter had been fighting on the upper Mississippi, Farragut had been busy attending to his large command in the Gulf, but on the 14th of March, 1863, he appeared below Port Hudson. General Banks was to make a simultaneous land-attack upon that post and Farragut was to run the river batteries and join hislaced by a somewhat strange My executive officer, Mr. Dewey : the future Admiral as Civil war lieutenant In the fight with the batteries at Port Hudson, March 14, 1863, Farragut, in the Hartford lashed to the Albatross, got by, but the fine old consort of the Hartford, the Mississippi, went down — her gunners fighting to the the river between Vicksburg and Port Hudson. Farragut once more entered the river and ran two vessels of his squadron past the works at Port Hudson on the 14th of March, 1863. In doing so, however, the old side-wheeler Mississippi grounded under the guns of the fort, where she was set on fire and abandoned. For weeks now the fl
Maurepas (search for this): chapter 10
fleet free to proceed toward the strongly built Fort Pillow. A word must be said of the efforts of the Confederate naval forces to resist the downward progress of the Western Flotilla. A number of wooden steamers had been purchased or seized at New Orleans, and six of these, their bows, and in some cases their engines, protected with iron plating and carrying six or seven guns apiece, ascended the river with Commander George N. Hollins as flag-officer. They were the McRae, Livingston, Maurepas, General Polk, Pontchartrain, and Ivy. The ram Manassas was with them, but receiving an injury from a snag, she was sent back to New Orleans. Hollins remained below New Madrid, in the vicinity of Tiptonville, for some time, engaging the shore batteries now occupied by the troops of Generals Pope and Buford. He had resolved to stop the Federal gunboats if they should pass Island No.10, but he soon began to doubt his ability to do this, and, besides, his powder supply became almost exhauste
Whittle (search for this): chapter 10
ut receiving an injury from a snag, she was sent back to New Orleans. Hollins remained below New Madrid, in the vicinity of Tiptonville, for some time, engaging the shore batteries now occupied by the troops of Generals Pope and Buford. He had resolved to stop the Federal gunboats if they should pass Island No.10, but he soon began to doubt his ability to do this, and, besides, his powder supply became almost exhausted. So he went down the river in response to an urgent summons from Commander Whittle at New Orleans, incurring thereby the displeasure of the Richmond Government. Most of the fleet was burned at the mouth of the Yazoo, after its guns had been left behind at Fort Pillow, to prevent its falling into the hands of the Federals. The scout-boat Grampus and six transports were sunk at Island No.10 before the surrender. The latter were raised, and one of them became famous as the hospital-ship Red Rover. Hollins' ships were now replaced by a somewhat strange My execut
Isaac N. Brown (search for this): chapter 10
her coming, every vessel being at anchor, and only one, the captured General Bragg, having steam up. Having successfully run the gantlet, much to the mortification of both Farragut and Davis, and to the great glory and honor of her commander, Isaac N. Brown, formerly of the United States navy, the Arkansas took refuge under the Vicksburg batteries. In order to retrieve the error of having been caught napping, Farragut determined to follow the Arkansas and destroy her if possible. Immediatelyay, 1864 Here lies a part of the unlucky fleet that Admiral Porter came near losing in the fruitless expedition up the Red River, which imperilled some of the most valuable gunboats possessed by the Federal navy. First in line is the tow-boat Brown ; next the steamer Benefit, whose escape the month before was hair-breadth; then the tug Dahlia, the tender to Porter's flagship, while the ironclads Neosho and Chillicothe bring up the rear. The expedition on the part of the navy was undertaken
October 1st, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 10
t formidable vessel on the river. She was armored with 3-inch plating, was about one thousand tons burden, and carried two 9-inch guns, seven rifled 42-pounders, and seven 32-pounders, a total of sixteen guns. Thirty-eight mortar-boats completed the Western Flotilla, as first organized. It was soon evident that friction was bound to exist as long as naval officers were subject to the orders of innumerable military officials who happened to rank them. Nevertheless, it was not until October 1, 1862, that the Western Flotilla was transferred to the control of the Navy Department, and henceforth was called the Mississippi Squadron. During the year 1861 there had been little done by either the army or the navy along the Western border. But the early months of 1862 saw both gunboats and troops in active employment, and so they continued until practically the close of hostilities. The separate actions that took place have already been covered in detail in previous volumes of this
T. H. Stevens (search for this): chapter 10
the handling of her mighty bulk, had been prepared as well as could be for making a combination with General John C. Breckinridge in the attack upon Baton Rouge. But her engines continually breaking down, she arrived too late, and although Lieutenant Stevens, her new commander, was eager to put his vessel into action, she ran aground, on the 6th of August, just as the Essex hove in sight. Commander William D. Porter at once opened with his bow guns, and seeing that resistance was useless, LieuLieutenant Stevens set the Arkansas on fire, and with the crew escaped on shore. Shortly afterward the great ram blew up. When Farragut and Davis had parted company, the waterway from Vicksburg to Port Hudson was practically handed over to the Confederates, who employed their time in strengthening their old works along the river banks and building new batteries at Port Hudson. The light-draft gunboats, familiarly known as tin-clads, which had been equipped at the suggestion of Davis, began to j
McRae (search for this): chapter 10
leaving the Federal fleet free to proceed toward the strongly built Fort Pillow. A word must be said of the efforts of the Confederate naval forces to resist the downward progress of the Western Flotilla. A number of wooden steamers had been purchased or seized at New Orleans, and six of these, their bows, and in some cases their engines, protected with iron plating and carrying six or seven guns apiece, ascended the river with Commander George N. Hollins as flag-officer. They were the McRae, Livingston, Maurepas, General Polk, Pontchartrain, and Ivy. The ram Manassas was with them, but receiving an injury from a snag, she was sent back to New Orleans. Hollins remained below New Madrid, in the vicinity of Tiptonville, for some time, engaging the shore batteries now occupied by the troops of Generals Pope and Buford. He had resolved to stop the Federal gunboats if they should pass Island No.10, but he soon began to doubt his ability to do this, and, besides, his powder supply b
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