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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The first action of the Arkansas . (search)
The first action of the Arkansas.
On the morning of July 15, 1862, the Arkansas arrived at the mouth of Old River, and seeing three Federal gunboats lying off a point below, she was headed for them, and opened fire with her bow guns. (7 A. M.) They replied, one shot shattering the pilot house of the Arkansas, mortally mounding Pilot John Hodges and slightly injuring by splinters Commander Brown and Pilot Shacklett; Midshipman Tyler, acting aid, was also shot in the forearm.
Throughout the engagement of this day Commander Brown occupied a position on the wheel platform, (with his pilots,) situated forward on the gun deck, from whence he directed the movements of the vessel.
Lieuts. Grimball and Gift commanded the two bow guns, and Lieut. Read the two stern 6-inch rifles, whilst the broadside guns were in charge, respectively, of Lieuts. Wharton and Barbot, Midshipmen Bacot, Scales and Talbott and Master's Mate Wilson. Two of the enemy, consisting of the wooden gunboat Tyler
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Summary. (search)
Summary.
15th July, 1862, 7 to 8 A. M., the Arkansas disabled the Carondalet and chased two other boats down the Yazoo to the fleet; 8 to 9 A. M., ran through fleet of nearly forty armored vessels of safety to Vicksburg; caused burning of a mortar boat; 9 to 10 P. M., received fire of fleet passing from above to combine with lower fleet, and repelled attack by the ram Sumter.
22d July, repelled attacks by rams, the Essex retreating down the river, and Queen of the West retreating up the river.
Before the end of July, the seige of Vicksburg had been raised by the departure of one fleet up the river, and of the other down the river.
The Arkansas was master of the situation.