...South, and had been on duty on the Texas coast and in Virginia. Commodore Tattnall remained at the head of the naval forces. During the year the Savannah; an armored ship, was completed, and the Milledge ville was launched. After the abandonment of the attacks on Fort McAllister, Ossabaw sound was usually guarded alone by the Federal gunboat Waterwitch, a famous side-wheel steamer which had taken ...