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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 50: Second attack on Fort Fisher. (search)

Acting-Ensign, S. G. Swain; Acting-Master's Mate, J. B. Somes. Poppy--Fourth-rate. Acting-Ensign, Wm. Clark; Acting-Master's Mate, T. P. Jones; Acting-Second-Assistant Engineer, C. W. O'Neill. Anemone--Fourth-rate. Acting-Ensign, W. C. Borden; Acting-Master's Mates, G. W. Briggs and Theo. Stone; Engineers: Acting-Second-Assistant, Wm. Higman; Acting-Third-Assistants, J. L. Wright and H. Litchfield. Alert--Fourth rate. Acting Ensign, John Bishop; Acting-Master and Pilot, D. M. Abbott; Engineers: Acting-Second-Assistant, Wm. Mahan; Acting-Third-Assistants, Eli Tympenny and J. W. Briggs. Heltotrope--Fourth-rate. Acting-Ensign, G. B. Griffin; Acting-Master's Mate, Samuel Davis; Engineers: Acting Second-Assistant, S. G. Flynn; Acting-Third-Assistants, John McKenney and Edward J. Cahill. Epsilon--Fourth-rate. Acting-Ensign, Eli M. Boggs; Engineers: Acting-Third-Assistants, F. M. Wagner and Frank Blocki. Cohasset--Fourth-rate. Acting-Master's Mate, M. K. H

Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 51: effects of the fall of Fort Fisher, and criticisms on General Badeau's military history of General Grant. (search)

enemy would assemble to meet their approaches, and the Confederates were swept away by the Navy shells. At this time General Terry requested the Admiral to reinforce the troops on the outer line by the seamen and marines who had been repulsed from the sea-face, which was done at once. This stopped the advance of General Hoke, who had commenced skirmishing with Terry's northern outposts, apparently with a design of attacking in that quarter to make a diversion. Hoke's withdrawal enabled Abbott's brigade and a regiment of colored troops to be brought into action on the southern front. There never was harder fighting anywhere by soldiers than on this memorable occasion; and while the Federal troops behaved like heroes, it is but justice to say of the enemy that they fought equally well, and it was only after seven hours of stout resistance that they surrendered. The military historian relates all this part of his story in a graphic manner; but, to show how essential was the fi

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