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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Du Pont's attack at Charleston. (search)
before all the others could be expected, Admiral Du Pont, on the 1st of February, 1863, sent that ads against forts on obstructed channels, Admiral Du Pont sent Captain Drayton with the Passaic, ac map, p. 3.] In his order for the day, Admiral Du Pont had planned to deliver his first attack u captains stood like a wall of iron about Admiral Du Pont's reputation, and there was no joint to br inside the bar, and near Morris Island, Admiral Du Pont received the following order, brought wit Late at night on the 8th of April, after Admiral Du Pont had received the letters just quoted, Gen, the same monitor he had commanded under Admiral Du Pont in the action of the 7th of April. He haefenses. This was nearly two years after Admiral Du Pont had declared it could not be taken by a pke Morris Island his base of operations. Admiral Du Pont believed that the troops should attack fr Awaiting the arrival of his successor, Admiral Du Pont would not commit him to a plan that did n[25 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The army before Charleston in 1863. (search)
neral H. W. Benham, on the 16th of June, 1862, and had been greatly strengthened since that time. A gallant and well-directed attack upon Fort Sumter on April 7th, 1863, by a squadron composed of nine iron-clad vessels, under command of Rear-Admiral Du Pont, had signally failed, after a sharp engagement lasting about one hour. [See p. 32.] The squadron carried 15-inch and 1-inch shell guns and 150-pounder Parrott rifles. Five of the iron-clads were reported by their respective commanders toceived the fire from the Sullivan's Island, the Morris Island, and the Mount Pleasant batteries, as well as from Fort Sumter, and during the attack divided its own fire between Fort Wagner, Fort Sumter, and Fort Moultrie. After this repulse Admiral Du Pont expressed the opinion that Charleston could not be taken by a purely naval attack, and some of his subordinate commanders held similar views. At Washington it was deemed of so much importance to present an actively aggressive front in this