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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 318 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 238 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 129 1 Browse Search
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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 72 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 61 5 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 57 5 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The opening of the lower Mississippi. (search)
service, and left nothing undone to overcome Farragut's reluctance to give up what was then consider respect the odds were against us. Before Farragut ascended the river, the French admiral and CaKineo. Wissahickon. Center Division, flag-officer Farragut. Hartford. Brooklyn. Richmond. Thithe events above mentioned were taking place, Farragut had engaged Fort St. Philip at close quartersn, and her entire destruction was threatened, Farragut showed all the qualities of a great commandered anchor, the affair was virtually over, and Farragut was pushing on toward New Orleans, where he wt on the Louisiana during the contest against Farragut's fleet in the Mississippi, has sent to the E the bank with our bow down-stream. Thus, as Farragut's fleet came up and passed, we could only uses rapidly as the swift current would permit. Farragut made short work of them, however, and our fle those who were suffering from their wounds. Farragut received the congratulations of his officers [15 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The Brooklyn at the passage of the forts. (search)
h a message from the captain of the Brooklyn, Farragut sent me somewhere to carry an order or to do targets, and getting in provisions and coal. Farragut was about the fleet from early dawn until darammunition and coal. At last, on April 16th, Farragut steamed up with the fleet and anchored just bhey would be sunk by the rams. All this time Farragut maintained that it must and should be done, e was evidently Craven's intention when he saw Farragut's trouble to go to his rescue. As the engineribes this memorable scene: no sooner had Farragut given the order hard-a-port, than the current the port side of the deck, I passed close to Farragut, who, as he looked forward and took in the sider the fire of Fort Jackson until Craven saw Farragut free from the fire-raft, and then she steamed Manassas was seen steaming up the river, and Farragut made signal to the Mississippi to attack her.roborated by Captain Warley of the Manassas. Farragut, in his official report, does not state exact[3 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Farragut's capture of New Orleans. (search)
the fleet and transport the soldiers, before Farragut was summoned to Washington from New York. Mr Mr. Welles relates that after this interview Farragut was brought to him, and they entered at once -mander Alden read a written communication to Farragut from Porter, expressing his views as to the oe propriety of the document's being left with Farragut, and the paper was accordingly placed in his nt above, should not be destroyed, upon which Farragut remarked that Porter had that morning assentene immediately. He believed in celerity. Farragut believed in celerity. He saw that while the can read Commodore Bell's journal and Flag-Officer Farragut's general order without seeing that th that the mortar-shells were of assistance to Farragut in the passage, as they helped his own guns tt after it passed the forts. He wondered how Farragut would return down the river to the mortar-flehich he says are realized in this letter, and Farragut's achievement. He had opposed the plan of at[27 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The opposing forces in the operations at New Orleans, La. (search)
nd, the value of the Confederate fleet, at New Orleans, made up as it was chiefly of fast tow-boats, with elated bows, cannot be estimated alone in guns. It was essentially a ram fleet, and, if it had been handled efficiently, might have thrown Farragut's advance into confusion. As Commander Bartlett suggests also, the fire-rafts, with attendant tugs, might have been put to formidable use. This was shown in the case of the Hartford. Doubtless the Confederate flotilla, however efficiently handled, would have had hard work to check such an impetuous onset as that of Farragut. Out of a nominal total of 14 vessels (9 of them rains and 2 of them iron-clad) and 40 guns, Commander Mitchell had practically only 4 vessels and 12 guns — the: McRae, Manassas, Governor Moore, and perhaps the Stonewall Jackson. For this Mitchell was in no way responsible. It was due to the delays in completing the Louisiana, to the absurd organization of the River Defense Fleet, to the want of seamen, and t
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Fighting Farragut below New Orleans. (search)
Fighting Farragut below New Orleans. Beverley Kennon, Lieutenant, C. S. N., Commander of the Governor Moore. River-side interior of Fort St. Philip. From a photograph. This narrative will be occupied with the operations of the State and River Defense gunboats, and especially with the movements of my vessel, the Governor Moore, and without particular reference to the forts. No men ever endured greater hardships, privations, and sufferings than the garrison of Fort Jackson during thn Virginia, and in the woods of the Carolinas cutting timber to build iron-clads, been sent to these vessels, even at the eleventh hour, they would have proven very formidable. The Confederates had in all thirteen vessels, and but fourteen of Farragut's vessels passed the forts. The former lost a fine opportunity here. Richmond, in the minds of some officials, bore the same relation to the Confederacy that Paris has ever done to France; hence the delay for several months to prepare for the
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The ram Manassas at the passage of the New Orleans forts. (search)
n Pollard to the present one of Captain Kennon, no mention has been made of the vessel under my command on the night Admiral Farragut passed the Forts, except in slighting, sneering, or untruthful statements. There are only a few of those who wereruck the Hartford. He does not state that she struck the Brooklyn. In the negative is the following testimony: (1) Admiral Farragut makes no mention of being struck by a ram. His report says: I discovered a fire-raft coming down upon us, and in ate ship on shore, and the ram Manassas, which I had not seen, lay on the opposite side of it and pushed it down upon us. Farragut evidently mistook the Mosher for the Manassas, as it is a well-established fact that the Mosher shoved the raft against rms me that he thinks it is a mistake to suppose that the Manassas touched the Hartford at any time. He goes on to say: Farragut thought it was the Manassas which pushed the fire-raft against the Hartford's port side, while the Confederate reports s
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Incidents of the occupation of New Orleans. (search)
t 1 o'clock P. M. of the 25th of April, 1862, Farragut's squadron, having completed its memorable pa. Captain Bailey had to return and report to Farragut that there was no one on shore willing to sure, and became more violent and boisterous. Farragut determined to make a formal demand for the su learned that on the morning of this same day Farragut had instructed Captain H. W. Morris of the Pebed. I afterward happened to be present when Farragut reported the hauling down of this flag to Genke an example of that fellow by hanging him. Farragut smiled and remarked, You know, General, you wce Mr. Soule thus rendered to New Orleans. Farragut fully approved my action. I was not expected such violence as on the 26th. On the 29th Farragut decided that the time had come for him to takve-pointed star.--A. K. ship delivered it to Farragut. Before we ascended to the roof, the mayor itroops [May 1st]. On the morning of May 2d Farragut sent me with the keys of the Custom-house to [1 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Farragut's demands for the surrender of New Orleans. (search)
he came as the bearer of a demand from Flag-Officer Farragut, for the surrender of the city, the lof a message from the mayor of the city to Captain Farragut, we were invited on board, and shown to tommanders, Farragut, Bailey, and Bell. Captain Farragut, who had known me from my boyhood, receivt may have been by his advice, also, that Captain Farragut assumed the placing of the flag on the Miril 26th in accordance with instructions from Farragut to Captain Morris of the Pensacola. But in aat's crew from the fleet, without orders from Farragut, raised a flag over the Mint. This flag was by Mumford on April 27th, as related above by Farragut, and another flag was raised over the Mint int in the shape of a communication from Flag-Officer Farragut, reciting all the evidences of insuborews regarding the answer to be returned. Captain Farragut had assumed as his own act the raising ofeasible one. The forts had surrendered! Captain Farragut had already dispatched a message to the m[8 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The water-battery at Fort Jackson. (search)
irst day of the bombardment, to render us any assistance, until they were forced into action by Farragut's advance. After the 20th of April the enemy's mortar-boats continued to rain shell incessanry, much less from the battery itself, as is asserted by Admiral Porter. [See p. 43.] After Farragut passed with most of his steamers there was a slackening of the fire in the forts and the water-e river all the vessels, including Admiral Porter's, that remained below the forts. As soon as Farragut's vessels could, they pushed up the river out of our range. The passage of the forts by FarrFarragut and his fleet was an act of grand heroism that should forever shed luster on the American navy, and Porter and his mortar-fleet did splendid work, and contributed very materially to the success wlaims to have done, as I think the water-battery is farther from the river-bank itself. But to Farragut belongs the great glory of the capture. In reference to the mutiny, I have only to say this,
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Confederate responsibilities for Farragut's success. (search)
Confederate responsibilities for Farragut's success. I. James Grimshaw Duncan, son of the Commander of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip. On the 22d of April, by order of Major-General Lovell, everything afloat, including the towboats and the entire control of the fire-barges formerly under General J. K. Duncan, was turned over to Captain J. K. Mitchell, commanding the Confederate States naval forces on the lower Mississippi River; and 150 men from both forts were given him as gunners aey are placing themselves boldly, with their lights at their mast-heads. You are assuming a fearful responsibility if you do not come at once to our assistance with the Louisiana and the fleet. I can say no more. Mitchell did not come, but Farragut did. Ii.John K. Mitchell, Commodore, C. S. N. The article by Admiral D. D. Porter, entitled The opening of the lower Mississippi, published in The century magazine for April, 1885, is open to adverse criticism, and particularly where he i