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Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: reduction of Newbern—the Albemarle. (search)
h, alludes to his former instructions and adds: Entrusted by the Department with the performance of this signal service, I leave (with the expression of my views) to you the manner of executing it (the destruction of the ram). Some of the vessels assigned were still without the sounds, but the full moon gave promise of high tides, and we soon find them ready for operating. Captain Melancton Smith hoisted his flag on board of the double-ender Mattabesett, Commander Febiger, and on the 2d of May had arranged his order of battle: The steamers will advance in the third order of steaming, the Miami leading the second line of steamers. The Mattabesett, Sassacus, Wyalusing, and Whitehead formed the right column, and the Miami, Ceres, Commodore Hull, and Seymour the left. The proposed plan of attack will be for the large vessels to pass as close as possible to the ram, without endangering their wheels, delivering their fire and rounding to immediately for a second discharge.