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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc 11 .-St. John's River expedition. (search)
Doc. 11.-St. John's River expedition.
Report of Lieut.-Commander Breese.
United States gunboat Ottawa, off Bay point, May 28, 1864.
Sir: In compliance with your instructions of the twenty-second instant, I got under way in this vessel, with the Columbine in company, and proceeded to Picolata, where I had a consultation with General Gordon on the subject of the expedition.
It was arranged that I should take two hundred and seventy troops on board this vessel and one hundred on board the Columbine, and proceed with them opposite to Pilatka, and there and them: the Columbine to retain thirty of hers on board as a guard.
The steamer Houghton accompanied us with General Gordon and about three hundred men. At 4.15 P. M. we arrived at Pilatka, where the troops were disembarked, and the Columbine and this vessel proceeded up the river.
I sent the Columbine ahead, as she was the faster, and the object was to reach Volusia as soon as possible.
The Columbine was protected by fift
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 12 (search)
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12.-expedition to cut the Charleston and Savannah railroad.
Report of rear-admiral Dahlgren.
flag-steamer Philadelphia, Port Royal harbor, May 28, 1864.
Sir: Since my last nothing of importance has occurred.
The blockade is maintained as well as it can be with the present force.
In the St. John's our positions are undisturbed, attention being given to tracing out the torpedoes.
which the rebels are so industriously engaged in placing about the channel, and have already resulted in the loss of three transports by the army.
On the twentieth Captain Balch writes to me:
From information received, by deserters, it is believed that the force immediately in front of Jacksonville has been much reduced; but whether our force here is strong enough to make an advance is somewhat doubtful.
When I returned here, on the twenty-second, from Ossabaw, I found an expedition preparing by General Birney, to ascend a certain stream and sever the railroad.
My cooperat