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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 17: Fort Fisher. (search)
) hundred yards, and not nearer. above the upper bastion, so that the direct force of the explosion was not felt on the face of the fort. No accurate survey was made of the distance from the angle of the fort to the powder-boat. Maj. Thomas Lincoln Casey, of the engineer corps, made a report concerning the powder-boat, but he does not give its distance from the fort. Captain King, in his report on torpedoes, only copies Casey. General Whiting and Colonel Lamb agree about the distancCasey. General Whiting and Colonel Lamb agree about the distance of the powder-boat from the fort. The fact that some light wooden buildings near the corner of the fort were not destroyed by the explosion shows either that a very small amount of powder exploded, or that the boat was too far distant to do any damage. As I have said, the clockwork was not started, the fuse was not ignited, and the fire was not lighted in the forecastle, as was directed to be done. On the contrary, it was built under the cabin, and the men and officers left in the yawl a
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
fleet anchor off, 785-786. Cape Lookout, rendezvous of Porter and Butler, 789-790. Carey, Major J. N., interview with regarding contrabands, 257-258; letter from, 262-263. Carey shoots constable Heywood, 1026. Carney, James G., offers Governor Andrew bank funds, 171-173. Carruth, Lieutenant, suppresses anti-draft demonstration in Boston, 277. Carrolton, Phelps at, 896. Cassels, Col., John, acts investigated, 850; tribute to, 851; on Butler's staff, 897-899. Casey, Major, Thomas Lincoln, report of, 804. Catinet, episode of, 464-465; 468-469. Catholics, legislation against in New Hampshire, 39; in Massachusetts, 120, 122; Mt. Benedict incident, 112-113. century magazine, Gra<*>t in, 715. Chaffin's farm, 653. Chamberlain, The, at Fort Fisher, 787, 792. Chapman, Lieut. R. T., report of, 789 Chapin, Mr., colleague in Charleston Convention, 138-140; offers railroad transportation for troops, 175. Charles City Court-House, Colonel West leads for