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Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 2 2 Browse Search
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Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: operations against Charleston. (search)
tinuing an effective fire at Sumter. In the afternoon the Passaic and Patapsco again attacked Wagner to prevent repairs. The fort opened briskly on them, but in a short time remained silent. During this day's bombardment a heavy shot striking the top of the pilot-house of the Catskill, of which vessel Commander George W. Rodgers was in temporary command, caused the instant death of that gallant officer and of Paymaster Woodbury, who was at his side. The fragments of iron also wounded Mr. Penton, the pilot, and Master's Mate Wescott. Commander Rodgers was the chief-of-staff to the admiral, but on this occasion had been permitted to take the Catskill into action. The vessel withdrew temporarily, the bodies were transferred to a tug, and the Catskill resumed her position at 11 A. M. In relation to the death of his chiefof-staff the admiral in his official report says: It is but natural that I should feel deeply the loss thus sustained, for the close and confidential relation wh
, Midshipman F. H., 55; conduct praised, 62, 72 Peerless, the, U. S. transport, 18, 33 Pelot, Lieutenant, 149 Pembina, the, U. S. gunboat, 19, 21, 27, 33, 36, 38 et seq., 43, 49 et seq., 59, 67 Pendergrast, Commander, 149 Penguin, the, U. S. gunboat, 19, 21, 33, 41, 49 et seq., 59 Pennsylvania, regiments of: Forty-seventh, 70; Fifty-fifth, 63; Ninety-seventh, 46, 50; One Hundred and Seventy-sixth, 79 Pensacola Navy Yard, 6, 69 Pensacola, the, U. S. steamer, 7 Penton, Mr., Pilot of the Catskill, 131 Pequot, the, 218, 228 Petrel, the, British war-steamer, 78 et seq. Pettigrew, General, 197 Phenix, Lieutenant, 72 Philadelphia, the, U. S. steamer, 176 et seq. Pickens, Governor, 16 (note) Picket, the, 179 Pickering, of the Housatonic, 147 Pioneer, the, 179 Plans of naval attacks : opposite page 232; of Fort Fisher, opposite page 241 Planter, the U. S. vessel, 65, 72 Platt, Master, 91 Pochahontas, the, U. S. steamer, 7