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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 19: battle of the forts and capture of New Orleans. (search)
sides; continued on our course, and as soon as Fort Jackson bore abeam of us, about four hundred yards distant, commenced firing with the 11-inch Dahlgren pivot and Parrott rifles at the flashes of the enemy's guns, that being the only guide by which to distinguish their position, which the fort answered promptly and rapidly, but, owing to our proximity, their shot passed over, with the exception of two, one of which killed Thomas Kelly, captain of the forecastle, slightly wounding Acting-master J. G. Lloyd, the other cutting away the launch's after-davit. I then ran over within one hundred and fifty yards of Fort St. Philip, from which we received a terrific volley of shot, canister, grape, and musketry, nearly all of which passed over us. The fire-rafts, which were burning very brightly, exposed us to the full view of the enemy, and enabled them to fire at us with great precision, while we were only able to answer their forty guns with the twenty-pound rifles, the 11-inch pivot bei
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 20: a brave officer's mortification.--history set right. (search)
Samuel Swartwout; Lieutenant, F. O. Davenport; Acting-Masters, W. G. Mitchell, E. A. Terrill and A. A. Ward; Midshipman, Walter Abbott; Surgeon, J. S. Dungan; Assistant Surgeon, H. M. Wells; Assistant Paymaster, Casper Schenck; First-Lieutenant of Marines, Wm. H. Hale; Gunner, T. S. Cassidy; Carpenter, John Shannon; Sailmaker, N. J. Hayden; Acting-Masters' Mate, S. S. Beck. Steamer Pinola. Lieutenant-Commander, Pierce Crosby; Lieutenant, A. P. Cooke; Acting-Masters, W. P. Gibbs and J. G. Lloyd; Assistant Surgeon, L. M. Lyon; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, C. S. Warren; First-Assistant Engineer, John Johnson; Third-Assistant Engineers, P. A. Sassae, Wm. F. Law and J. Everding; Acting-Masters' Mates, C. V. Rummell and W. E. White. Steamer Richmond. Commander, James Alden; Lieutenants, A. B. Cummings and Edward Terry; Acting-Volunteer-Lieutenant, T. F. Wade; Acting-Masters, C. J. Gibbs and F. S. Hill; Acting-Ensign, H. F. Moffatt; Surgeon, A. A. Henderson; Assistant Surgeon, J.
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 50: Second attack on Fort Fisher. (search)
-Third-Assistants, G. H. Brown and A. Tester. *Fort Donelson--Third rate. Acting-Volunteer-Lieutenant, Thomas Pickering; Acting-Master, G. W. Frost, commanded at Fort Fisher,; Acting-Ensigns, J. W. Bennett, E. A. Butler, H. C. Leslie and J. G. Lloyd; Acting Master's Mates, Geo. Woodland and A. F. G. Blanfuhr; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, M. G. Raefle; Acting Assistant Paymaster J. F. Dunham; Engineers: Acting-First-Assistant, John Miller; Acting-Second-Assistant, H. L. M. Hodges; Acting-Thirhard Wareham, Thomas Pentony, William Gladden and Thomas Holten. *Lillian--Fourth-rate. Acting-Volunteer-Lieutenant, Thomas A. Harris; Acting-Master, J. S. Gilett; Acting-Ensigns, Wm. C. Underhill, Joseph H. Clark, T. B. Tucker, Jr., and J. G. Lloyd; Acting-Master's Mate, J. P. Sturgeon; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, Charles Sturdevant; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, Herman Dorr; Engineers: Acting-Second-Assistants, J. C. Mockabee, H. W. Moore and David Morris; Acting-Third-Assistants, Henry Gre