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The Daily Dispatch: June 6, 1864., [Electronic resource] 6 0 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 5 3 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) 5 1 Browse Search
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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 12: fight between the Merrimac and Monitor, March 8, 1862. (search)
prisoners. Although the white flag was still flying, the Merrimac again opened fire on the Congress. This was certainly most inhuman, since the crew of the Congress were not responsible for the act of the troops on shore. The Confederates claim that two of their officers were killed on board the tug while assisting the Union wounded out of the Congress, and that many of our own men were killed and wounded by the fire of the shore batteries. The Congress having been set on fire, Lieut. Pendergrast and most of the crew undertook to escape to the shore in small boats, or by swimming. leaving the ship with the white flag still flying at her mainmast head. Flag-Officer Buchanan claimed that he was unable to take possession of his prize owing to the fire from the shore, for which reason he ordered hot shot to be fired into the Congress until she was set on fire. Buchanan and his flag-lieutenant, Lieut. Minor, personally directed this matter, and while doing so both were severely
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 33: (search)
rd-Assistants, J. J. Newton, C. A. Stuart and H. J. Tarr. Steam gun boat Marblehead. Lieutenant-Commander, R. W. Scott; Lieutenant, Geo. C. Remey; Assistant Surgeon, R. H. Kidder; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, J. H. Mulford; Acting-Masters, Geo. Martin and B. Allen; Acting-Master's Mates, D. S. Gross, B. O. Low, G. F. Winslow and Harry West; Engineers: Second-Assistant, Clark Fisher; Third-Assistants, W. L. Nicoll, James Long and H. W. Bulkley. Steamer water Witch. Lieutenant-Commander, Austin Pendergrast; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, W. H. Pierson; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, L. G. Billings; Acting-Masters. C. W. Buck and H. S. Kimball; Acting-Ensign, J. M. Forsyth; Acting-Masters' Mates, J. J. Bigley and E. D. Parsons; Engineers: Acting-First-Assistant Samuel Genther; Acting-Third-Assistants, J. P. Cooper, John Hawkins and John Overn. Steamer Commodore McDonough. Lieutenant-Commander, George Bacon; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, J. W. Gibson; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, J. F
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 47: operations of South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, under Rear-admiral Dahlgren, during latter end of 1863 and in 1864. (search)
dition of the enemy was to have been expected. They were quite as fertile in expedients to destroy and capture as were tle Federal forces. Most of the officers of the Water Witch were wounded during the first of the attack, and Lieutenant-Commander Austin Pendergrast, the commanding officer, was himself cut down with sword in hand, bravely defending his vessel. It was thought by him that but for the casualties among his officers the enemy would have been repulsed; but they were not, and therMates, Samuel Delano, Peter O'Conner and Wm. Henderson; Engineers: Acting-First-Assistant, C. P. Roebuck; Third-Assistants, Sylvanus McIntyre, J. P. Kelly, John Lowe, Thomas Crummey and F. C. Russell. Steamer water Witch. Lieutenant-Commander, Austin Pendergrast; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, W. H. Pierson; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, L. G. Billings; Acting-Masters, C. W. Buck and W. B. Stoddard; Acting-Ensigns, J. M. Forsyth, A. T. Stover and Chas. Hill; Acting-Master's Mates, E. D. W. Pars