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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 50: Second attack on Fort Fisher. (search)
re firing, the commanders will keep an intelligent officer at the maintopmast-head to regulate the firing and tell the effect of the shot. The commanders of smaller vessels will have a like look-out kept at the main-mast-head. The officers aloft will note all information that may be valuable, as they can see what is going on in the river inside. David D. Porter, Rear-Admiral, Commanding North Atlantic Squadron. General order no. 78.North Atlantic Squadron, Flag-Ship Malvern, January 2, 1865. The order of attack for the next bombardment of Fort Fisher will be as follows: The New Ironsides, Commodore Radford, will lead in, and anchor with the centre of the northeast face of the fort bearing west by south half-south, the Monitors following. The iron-clads will anchor in succession, as follows: The Mahopac, Canonicus, and Saugus will anchor in a line close together, between the New Ironsides and the beach; and the Monadnock will select a position in the same line, so th