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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of torpedo service in Charleston Harbor by W. T. Glassel, Commander Confederate States Navy. (search)
er made me as comfortable as possible that night with whiskey and blankets, for which I sincerely thanked him. I was handed over next morning to the mercy of Admiral Dahlgren. He ordered me to be transferred to the guard-ship Ottowa, lying outside the rest of the fleet. Upon reaching the quarter-deck of this vessel, 1 was met ancaped them unhurt, and reached Atlantic wharf at 12P. M.--Y. S. t Pilot Cannon states, that after the war, while acting as pilot for the United States fleet, Admiral Dahlgren asserted that such was his intention, and that the attack on the Ironsides prevented its execution.-Y. S. I had every reason to believe that the other two, M them to apprehend far greater difficulties and dangers than really existed should they attempt to enter the harbor with their fleet. tIt may have prevented Admiral Dahlgren from carrying out the intention he is said to have had of going in with twelve iron-clads on the arrival of his double-turreted monitor to destroy the city b