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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 10 6 Browse Search
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 10: naval engagement at South-West pass.--the Gulf blockading squadron in November, 1861. (search)
er longer than the reader may think justifiable, it is because he desired to give a true account of the whole affair. The operations of the Gulf and East Gulf blockading squadrons were mostly confined to blockading duty, with an occasional smart skirmish with the enemy. The names of the following officers are spoken of as active in the performance of all the duties which fell to their lot in this limited sphere of action: Lieut.-Commander Francis Winslow, Commander Geo. F. Emmons, Lieuts. J. C. Howell and A. F. Crossman, Commander H. S. Stellwagen, Lieut. Abbot, Capt. Cicero Price and Act.-Master Elnathan Lewis. These officers all did good service, and gave evidence of loyalty and zeal which promised greater usefulness when employed in a wider sphere of action. The duty in the Gulf was harrassing, and at the same time tedious and monotonous; and if not as brilliant as that performed by the Navy in other localities, it performed its share of the work of putting down the rebell
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 49: first attack on Fort Fisher.--destruction of the confederate ram Albemarle, etc. (search)
n firing, and if the weather would permit, I could level the works in a week's firing, Commander (now rear-admiral) John C. Howell. strong as they are; but there is only one day in six that a vessel can anchor so close. We had a most beautiful tim D. Porter, Rear-Admiral. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. Additional report of Commander J. C. Howell-capture of Flag-Pond battery. U. S. Steamer Nereus, off Wilmington, December 27, 1864. Admiral-At 12:40 in Glisson, the prisoners were transferred to the Santiago de Cuba. Respectfully, Admiral, Your obedient servant, J. C. Howell, Commander. Rear-Admiral D. D. Porter, etc., etc., etc., List of vessels, etc., that participated in the attack uT. O. Selfridge; Pequot, Lieutenant-Commander D. L. Braine; Pontoosac, Lieutenant-Commander W. G. Temple; Nereus, Commander J. C. Howell: Vanderbilt, Captain C. W. Pickering; Fort Jackson, Captain B. F. Sands; Santiago de Cuba, Captain O. S. Glisson;
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 50: Second attack on Fort Fisher. (search)
t-Commander D. L. Braine; Pawtucket, Commander S. H. Spotts; Seneca, Lieutenant-Commander M. Sicard; Pontoosac, Lieutenant-Commander W. G. Temple; Nereus, Commander J. C. Howell. Line No. 2, Minnesota, Commodore Joseph Lanman leading, consisted of the Colorado, Commodore H. K. Thatcher; Wabash, Captain M. Smith; Susquehanna, Co Spotts, commanding the Pawtucket ; Lieutenant-Commander W. G. Temple, commanding the Pontoosac; Lieutenant-Commander T. C. Harris, commanding the Yantic; Commander J. C. Howell, commanding the Nereus; Commander D. Ammen, commanding the Mohican; Commander J. C. Beaumont, commanding the Mackinaw; Commander J. M. B. Clitz, commandinSecond-Assistant, William Pollard; Third-Assistants, D. B. Egbert, A. G. Bonsall and J. B. Upham, Jr.; Acting-Gunner, W. Black. *Nereus--Third-rate. Commander, J. C. Howell; Lieutenant, H. E. Mullan; Acting-Master, E. L. Haines; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, J. K. Walsh; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, B. F. Munroe; Acting-Ensigns, E