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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 17 17 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 17 17 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 13 13 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 10 10 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 8 8 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 8 8 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 7 7 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 6 6 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 5 5 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 4 4 Browse Search
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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 18: capture of forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the surrender of New Orleans. (search)
e legally entitled to, and which they had won by a valor never surpassed — those to whom this would have been a boon died before the money was appropriated, and even Farragut did not live to receive all that was due him. Navy Department, May 10, 1862. Sir--Captain Bailey, your second in command, has brought to the department the official despatches from your squadron, with the trophies forwarded to the national capital. Our Navy, fruitful with victories, presents no more signal achie men, composing your command, deserve well of their country. I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, Signed) Gideon Welles. Flag-officer D. G. Farragut, Commanding Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, New Orleans. Navy Department. May 10, 1862. Sir — Your dispatch of April 30, inclosing the articles of capitulation of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, which surrendered on the 28th, after a bombardment of one hundred and forty-four consecutive hours by the mortar flotilla, has been re
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 19: battle of the forts and capture of New Orleans. (search)
dred, but about two hundred left before the flag of truce was sent down. The rolls of the fort were handed in to the officers taking charge, but our troops taking possession a short time after everything was thrown into disorder, and it was not possible to obtain them. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, David D. Porter, Commanding Flotilla. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.[Parole omitted.] Congratulatory letter of the Secretary of the Navy. Navy Department, May 10, 1862. Sir — Your dispatch of April 30, enclosing the articles of capitulation of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, which surrendered on the 28th ultimo, after a bombardment of 144 consecutive hours by the mortar flotilla, has been received. I have also to acknowledge the receipt of the flags taken in the two forts on that occasion, including the original one hoisted on Fort St. Philip when the rebel forces declared the State of Louisiana to have seceded from the Union, which have been sent for
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 34: (search)
scertained the fact that the number of the enemy's guns had been materially reduced and did not amount to over seventeen. Whether it was this demonstration, or the fact that the Confederates found that they could not hold their works at Sewell's Point in the face of even a small number of troops, or that they did not care to stand a shelling from the Federal ships, is not Commander (now Rear-Admiral) A. L. Case, U. S. N. Rear-Admiral Goldsborough's fleet captain. known, but on the 10th of May, 1862, Norfolk surrendered to a Federal force under General Wool,who had landed at Willoughby's Point. All the works on Sewell's Point were evacuated, and also those at Craney Island, and early in the morning of the 11th the Merrimac was blown up. Thus ended the farce of the Confederate occupation of Norfolk. It should never have fallen into their hands, and could have been retaken at any time by a force of ten thousand men and the vessels at Hampton Roads. Flag-officer Goldsborough,