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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The fall of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson (search)
rter, standing among his men directing the fight, was terrible scalded by the escaping steam, as were twenty-seven others. Wrongly suspected of disloyalty at the outbreak of the war, Commander Porter's conduct during the struggle gave the lie to such calumny. He recovered after Fort Henry, and was made Commodore in July, 1862. Again in command of the Essex he attempted unsuccessfully to destroy the dread Confederate ram Arkansas at Vicksburg on July 22d. Porter and the Essex then joined Farragut's fleet. His shells helped the Union forces to repulse the Confederates at Baton Rouge, August 5th, and he witnessed the blowing up of the Arkansas the following day. He died May 1, 1864. The Essex two years later down stream, while her companion ships continued their advance and increased their fire. Presently, a sound exceeding the roar of cannon was heard above the tumult. A great gun in the Fort had exploded, killing or disabling every man who served it. A great 10-inch col
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), New Orleans — the entering wedge where the Navy helped the Army (search)
p Past the Forts at New Orleans. When David Glasgow Farragut chose the Hartford as the ship to fly uilt several iron-clad vessels. No ship in Farragut's fleet possessed any more powers of resistanerful than the Louisiana. Only the arrival of Farragut's fleet at this timely hour for the Federal c to be a desperate and almost foolhardy deed, Farragut showed his genius and courage. His attack wa would have prolonged the war. The failure of Farragut's plan and his defeat would have meant a mostor muscles; and a few days after New Orleans, Farragut's vessels faced a serious crisis. Captain A.a short time, could the smaller steamers with Farragut. But the larger vessels required coal, and ar. Bryan, the Mayor, opened negotiations with Farragut for its sale. Levee and river at Baton Rr. Bryan, the Mayor, opened negotiations with Farragut for its sale.. his ship, the Cayuga, leadin On the 25th, New Orleans lay powerless under Farragut's guns. The dreaded Louisiana was set on fir[13 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Fort Pillow and Memphis (search)
ississippi the evacuation of Fort Pillow and Fort Randolph and the capture of New Orleans by Farragut left Vicksburg the main point on the Mississippi strongly defended by the Confederates, after together. With Vicksburg last, the Confederacy would be definitely parted. on June 28, 1862, Farragut, who had arrived with war vessels and a mortar fleet about ten days before, started to run the gunboats arrived. The Federal forces of the upper and lower Mississippi had joined hands. But Farragut was convinced that Vicksburg could not be taken without help of the army. Therefore orders on for the time being. The Federal defense of Baton Rouge. on July 24th the fleet under Farragut and the troops that had occupied the position on the river bank opposite Vicksburg under the command of General Thomas Williams went down the river, Farragut proceeding to New Orleans and Williams once more to Baton Rouge. The latter had withdrawn from his work of cutting the canal in front of
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil War with losses on both sides December, 1860-August, 1862 (search)
. Union, Gen. McDowell's Army. Confed., Gen. Field's Brigade. Losses: Union 7 killed, 16 wounded. Confed. 3 killed, 8 captured. April 18-28, 1862: forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the capture of New Orleans, La. Union, Commodore Farragut's fleet of gunboats, and mortar boats under Commander D. D. Porter. Confed., Gen. Mansfield Lovell's army, fleet of gunboats. Losses: Union 36 killed, 193 wounded. Confed. 185 killed, 197 wounded, 400 captured. April 19, 1862n's Division of the Second Corps. Confed., Armistead's brigade. Losses: Union 51 killed, 401 wounded, 64 missing. Confed. 65 killed, 465 wounded, 11 missing. June 26-29, 1862: Vicksburg, Miss. U. S. Fleet, under command of Commodore Farragut, passed the Confederate land batteries, under the cover of bombardment by Commodore Porter's fleet of mortar boats. June 2, 1862 to July 1, 1862: the Seven days Battles, in front of Richmond, Va., including engagements known as Mechanics
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Introduction — the Federal Navy and the blockade (search)
and six hundred and thirty-nine packages of medicine. The traffic across the Mexican border was of the same character, but there was still the gantlet to be run of the Mississippi River, now in Federal possession through the dauntless spirit of Farragut, greatest of naval commanders, not excepting Nelson himself. But the grip of the navy was closing upon the Confederate ports. Charleston was, with the aid of the army, at last closed. Savannah was sealed; Mobile and New Orleans had, of court between the Weehawken and Atlanta, the destruction of the Albemarle, and the duel of the Kearsarge and Alabama were notable battles, three of which rank in the forefront of naval actions in daring and in effect. It is not too much to say that Farragut's deeds in the Mississippi and at Mobile have not their parallel in The silenced guns at Fort Fisher--the final Link in the blockading chain, 1865. The wreckage in this picture of the dilapidated defenses of Fort Fisher marks the approachi
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The organization of the Federal Navy (search)
that had put out in search of the Confederate commerce-destroyers. She was in the fleet of Admiral Farragut at New Orleans and ran the batteries at Vicksburg. Late in 1862 she was in Carolina watersnty-three being From the old navy to the new: the sloop-of-war Pensacola, first in line with Farragut The Pensacola was the type of United States fighting-ship that marks the transition from thee new, consummated by the Civil War. Steam had superseded sail, armor plate was still to come. Farragut could never get used to it, contending that in old wooden ships like the Hartford a shot would onclad. The Pensacola formed a splendid type of the steam sloop-of-war, of which the Hartford, Farragut's famous flagship, was the latest addition to the navy at the outbreak of the war. When FarraguFarragut fought his way past the forts below New Orleans, the Pensacola (after the grounding of the Cayuga ) was first in line. Her captain, Henry W. Morris, deliberately slowed up and stopped frequently op
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The blockade (search)
ultimately the determining factor in the downfall of the Confederacy. Vicksburg and Port Hudson surrendered as much to Farragut and to Porter as to Grant. Sherman's march to the sea would never have been undertaken had not the Federal fleets alreaquadron also was divided: Flag-Officer McKean took command of the East Gulf from Cape Canaveral to Pensacola, and Flag-Officer Farragut was assigned to the command of the West Gulf from Pensacola to Matamoras. When Port Royal was taken by Du Pont and Farragut had captured New Orleans, the navy had not only established bases but had entered wedges into the very vitals of the Confederacy. After holding the command of the North Atlantic Squadron for little short of a year, Admiral Goldsborough whington. In the East Gulf, the command fell successively on Admirals Lardner, Bailey, and Stribling. In the West Gulf, Farragut retained command until after the capture of Mobile Bay, in 1864, when Admiral Thatcher succeeded him. The monotony of
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The birth of the ironclads (search)
most famous of the nine was the Tecumseh. Her bold commander, T. A. N. Craven, in an effort to grapple with the Confederate ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, ran through the line of torpedoes and lost his ship, which had fired the first two guns in Farragut's brilliant battle. Ericsson did not approve of the principle of the double-turreted monitor. In the Saugus is well exemplified his principle of mounting guns in such a manner that they could be brought to bear in any direction. This object wand other alterations were made. The Ellet rams continued their useful work. Charles Rivers Ellet took the first vessel past the batteries at Vicksburg after Grant had determined upon his venturesome movement upon the city from the south. Admiral Farragut, who had come up from the Red River, requested General Alfred W. Ellet to let him have two of the ram fleet to run the batteries in order to augment the blockade of the Red River. On March 25, 1863, Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Ellet, in comman
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The most daring feat — passing the forts at New Orleans (search)
gallant old sailing sloop played her part in Farragut S passage of the New Orleans forts by broadsiroach of Porter's mortar schooners David Glasgow Farragut made a sudden leap into fame. Late inon in which Commander Porter had a voice, Captain Farragut was selected as the leader of the expeditl notification of the Navy Department, for in Farragut's private papers was found an abrupt and mystofficial orders, dated U. S. S. Hartford --Farragut's pet ship photographed in 1862, after her pamain. After the great triumph in Mobile Bay, Farragut said of these men: I have never seen a crew cor those who don't do their duty! So shouted Farragut with his ship fast aground and a huge fire-rarleans forts Spar-deck of the Hartford Farragut wrote home a letter in which are found the fost to God for the rest. The squadron under Farragut's command, as finally arranged between himsel from the army, not included here. Flag-Officer David G. Farragut, Fleet-Captain Henry H. Bell, Comm[5 more...]
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), On the Mississippi and adjacent waters (search)
attempt to gain possession of the Landing. Farragut passed Forts St. Philip and Jackson, below Ner had been fighting on the upper Mississippi, Farragut had been busy attending to his large command a simultaneous land-attack upon that post and Farragut was to run the river batteries and join his vthe batteries at Port Hudson, March 14, 1863, Farragut, in the Hartford lashed to the Albatross, got Defense Fleet. Long before this, however, Farragut had passed up the Mississippi as far as Vicksieve the error of having been caught napping, Farragut determined to follow the Arkansas and destroyus running the batteries for the fourth time, Farragut lost five killed and sixteen wounded. Never acessful. The former went down stream to join Farragut, and the latter returned to join Davis' flotirtly afterward the great ram blew up. When Farragut and Davis had parted company, the waterway frthe river between Vicksburg and Port Hudson. Farragut once more entered the river and ran two vesse[5 more...]
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