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The Daily Dispatch: January 3, 1862., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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) 1 1 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 1 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: September 27, 1861., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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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)
the one removed, at the outbreak of hostilities, by the Confederates. The outlying navy-yard — Hilton Head, 1862 The outlying navy-yard — Hilton Head, 1862--the anchor rack Monitor at Port Royal convoying lightship One was the Atlantic Blockading Squadron, of twenty-two vessels carrying two hundred and ninety-six guns and thirty-five hundred men under Flag-Officer Stringham, who had for his field of operations the whole of the Atlantic coast from Norfolk to Cape Florida. Flag-Officer Mervine had been given command of the other squadron, whose department was the Gulf. Here were twenty-one vessels, carrying two hundred and eighty-two guns and thirty-four hundred men. As fast as new ships could be built or old ships bought and repaired, these squadrons were reenforced. During the war more than two hundred vessels were built and more than four hundred purchased. As has been noticed before, in the chapter on Federal Organization, there were more officers in the navy at the
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
the northern gales sweep the Gulf of Mexico, the blockade was effectually established from the vicinity of Washington to the mouth of the Rio Grande. Two squadrons, which were each to be subdivided at the commencement of 1862, had been formed in the month of July, 1861. One, called the Atlantic blockading squadron, consisted of twenty-two vessels, carrying two hundred and ninety-six guns and three thousand three hundred men, and was commanded by Commodore Stringham. The other, under Commodore Mervine, known as the blockading squadron of the Gulf of Mexico, was composed of twenty-one ships, with an armament of two hundred and eighty-two guns and a force of three thousand five hundred men. We cannot enter into a detailed account of the incidents which marked the last six months of the year as regards the Federal sailors. Their task was the more onerous on account of its extreme monotony. To the watches and fatigues of every kind which the duties of the blockade service involved
The Daily Dispatch: September 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], Latest Northern and European Accounts. (search)
ere they arrested ex-Col. J. D. McCurry, of the 37th New York Volunteers. He was taken to the depot, from whence he was sent to New York, in the early train, with the injunction not to return during the war. The cause of this treatment is understood to have been the numerous attempts made by him to stir up mutinles among the troops. Changes in the U. S. Navy Department. The Navy Department has recently made several important changes in the officers of the respective squadrons. Capt. Mervine retires as Flag-Officer in the Gulf, and Capt. McKean has been appointed in his place. Capt. Goldsborough has been appointed to succeed Capt. Stringham in the command of the Atlantic squadron, the latter having asked to be relieved. This squadron has been divided.-- Capt. Goldsborough commands the Northern division, on the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina, and Capt. DuPont appointed to the command of the Southern Atlantic squadron, embracing the coasts of South Carolina, Florida,
The Daily Dispatch: January 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], Amusements. (search)
as "the lower orders" of our people may be; they quite understand that their Government can have no motive in acting on this case but to do what seems best for the country. Naval officers retired The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune sends the following list of retired naval officers, under the, recent bill which passed Congress to promote the efficiency of the navy; Commodores Shubrick, Kearney, Smith, Storer, Gregory, McCauley, Lavallette, Aulick, Stringham, Mervine, Armstrong, Paulding, Crabbe, Breeze, Levy, Ramsey, Long, Conover, Luman, McCluney, Montgomery, Striboling, Sands, Bell, Jarvis, Pendergrast, Nicholson, Pull, Chauncey, Kelly, Paragut, Gardner, Wilson, Dornier, Glynn, Angle, Rudd, Ritchie, McKean, Mercer, Golusborongh, Lounds, Marston, Adams, Walker, Pearson, Nicholas, Dapont, Hudson, and Pope. There are also quite a number of surgeons, pay masters, and other officers, who come under the provisions of this bill. The four flag offe