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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 19: battle of the forts and capture of New Orleans. (search)
Louisiana, of twenty guns. This was a moment of anxiety, as no supporting ship was in sight. By skillful steering, however, we avoided their attempts to butt and board, and had succeeded in forcing the surrender of three, when the Varuna, Capt. Boggs, and Oneida, Capt. Lee, were discovered near at hand. The gallant exploits of these ships will be made known by their commanders. At early dawn discovered a Confederate camp on the right bank of the river. Ordering Lieut. Com. N. B. Harrisoeffect was very destructive; he immediately steered in shore, ran aground and burnt himself up. The Parrott gun on the forecastle drove off one on the bow, while we prepared to repel boarders, so close was our remaining enemy. About this time Boggs and Lee came dashing in, and made a finish of the Confederate boats-eleven in all. In the gray of the morning discovered a camp with Confederate flags flying; opened with canister, and at 5 A. M. received the sword and flag of Colonel Szymansk
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), B (search)
Viii., 95. Blue and the gray, F. M. Finch, IX., 138, 273. Blue Coats are over the border, A. E. Blackmar, IX., 343. Blue Mills, Mo., I., 350, 352. Blue Ridge, Va., II., 42. Blue Ridge Mountains, Va., II., 26, 57, 106. Blue Springs, Tenn., II., 344. Blum, R. A., VIII., 167. Blunt, J. G., III., 338; X., 175, 184. Boag, T. G., VII., 4. Bobot, A., VII., 139. Bodiso, M., Sec. Russian Legation, VI., 25. Boers, I., 84. Boggs, C. S., VI., 198. Boggs, W. R., X., 265. Bohlen, H., II., 322; X., 135. Boland, Maj. C. S. A., VII., 123. Bolivar, Tenn., II., 148, 322. Bolivar, Va., III., 326. Bolivar Heights, Va., I., 352; II., 60, 325. Bolton, Miss., II., 340. Bolton depot, Miss., II., 340. Bomb-proofs: entrenchments, VIII., 253; near Atlanta, Ga., VIII., 253; before Petersburg, Va., VIII., 253. Bond, F. S., X., 19. Bonham, M. L., X., 283. Bonita, ship,
The Daily Dispatch: November 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
with Lieutenant Cushing; the others were captured. Commander Macomb writes that, "from circumstances which have since occurred. I am able to inform you that the ram is sunk." D. D. Porter, Rear Admiral Commanding North Atlantic Squadron. The New York Times says: The little vessel which has performed the deed of destroying this noted ram is a boat not unlike a ship's launch, and about the same dimensions. Six of them have been built under the superintendence of Captain C. S. Boggs, Unites States navy. Their engines, boilers, &c., were put in them at Schenectady, New York, and were brought down here via canal. They were designed at first for picket boats exclusively, and for the purpose of relieving the seamen from the hurtful and unhealthy work of pulling boats on picket in all kinds of weather. Before they were completed, however, the idea of placing the torpedo attachment on them was suggested and immediately adopted, and the wisdom of the suggestion