Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Rear-Admiral Du Pont” in chapter 8, page 171 of 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.:
...ssels designed by Ericsson for the navy.
Under Captain John Rodgers, she, with her sister-vessels, ran first under fire in the attack made upon Fort Sumter and the batteries in Charleston Harbor by Rear-Admiral Du Pont in April, 1863.
In June, she and the Nahant were blockading the mouth of Wilmington River, Georgia.
Early on the morning of the 17th, Captain Rodgers was apprised that the huge Confederate ram, ...
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