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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 9: reduction of Newbern—the Albemarle. (search)
officers as could be spared from the West Gulf Squadron without impairing its necessary efficiency. The condition of the health of Admiral Farragut did not permit his acceptance of the command, and on the 22d of the same month Rear-Admiral D. D. Porter was detached from the command of the Mississippi Squadron, and directed to proceed to Beaufort, N. C., and relieve Acting RearAdmi-ral S. P. Lee in command of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. On the 28th of October the Secretary of ted monitor, and three monitors of single turrets, old steam frigates, double-enders, merchant-ships converted into vessels of war, and vessels of war proper, but the force was not embarrassed by a sailing vessel. On the 10th of December Rear-Admiral Porter issued a General Order with chart plan of the proposed attack on the batteries at New Inlet. He says: It is first proposed to endeavor to paralyze the garrison by an explosion, all the vessels remaining twelve miles out from the bar,
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 10: Fort Fisher (search)
hem, if possible, under our heavy fire. Admiral Porter's Report. Seventeen gunboats, under comman Extract of letter of General Butler to Admiral Porter, dated December 25, 1864: Admiral—Upon lanmenting upon the letter of General Butler, Admiral Porter says: General Butler mentions in hisesulted in the capture of Wagner. . . . Rear-Admiral Porter will remain off Fort Fisher, continuingf December the Secretary of the Navy wrote Admiral Porter as follows: Lieutenant-General Grant will n knocked away by the fire of our guns. Admiral Porter's Report. Fifty steam-whistles from thed in the assault were Lieutenants Preston and Porter, both of them young officers of great ability as possible, after getting into the river, Admiral Porter pressed on with unabated energy and zeal on the 17th of February. At the same time Admiral Porter attacked Fort Anderson, situated on the riding an officer and one man. On the 22d Admiral Porter reports that Wilmington had been evacuated[1 more...]
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Appendix. (search)
on tube two days before evacuation; 3 32-pounder carronades, serviceable; 2 12-pounder howitzers, serviceable. Total, 17. Battery Gregg. Two X-inch Columbiads (1 carriage injured and the other serviceable) ; 1 Ix-inch Dahlgren, serviceable; 1 X-inch S. C. mortar, serviceable; 2 12-pounder howitzers, serviceable. Total, 6. Xii.—vessels engaged in the second bombardment of Fort fisher ; their armament, ammunition expended, and casualties in action, January 14 and 15, 1865, Rear-Admiral D. D. Porter, U. S. Navy, commanding fleet. Line no. 1. Names of vessels.Commanders.Batteries.Shell exploded.Killed.Wounded.Missing. BrooklynAlden2 100-pdrs., rifledNot given.2120 2 60-pdrs., rifled 20 Ix-in. shell guns. MohicanAmmen1 100-pdr, rifled1200 2 30-pdrs, rifled17 6 Ix-in. shell guns419 TaconyTruxtnn2 Xii-in309000 4 Ix-in361 KansasWatmough1 100-pdr., rifled010 1 30-pdr., rifled91 2 Ix-in. shell guns394 YanticKarris1 100-pdr., rifled220 1 30-pdr., rifled23 2
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Index. (search)
ardner, Captain J. L., 16, 21 Lamed, Lieutenant, 165 Latham, Captain, 198 Leckler, Colonel A. A., 78 et seq. Lee, Admiral S. P., 203 et seq.; relieved by Porter, 216 Lee, General Robert E., 48 (note), 52, 56 et seq. Lehigh, the, U. S. monitor, 138, 141, 146 Leighton, Ensign, 237 Lenapee, the, 242 Lenthal, Joh, 72 Platt, Master, 91 Pochahontas, the, U. S. steamer, 7, 18, 26, 35, 49, 56, 58 et seq. Pontiac, the, 151 et seq. Pontoosuc, the, 228, 242 Porter, Lieutenant, 237 Porter, Rear-Admiral D. D., relieves Admiral Lee, 216 et seq.; report of, 223 et seq., 227; report of, 234, 241 et seq. Port Royal, necessity of sPorter, Rear-Admiral D. D., relieves Admiral Lee, 216 et seq.; report of, 223 et seq., 227; report of, 234, 241 et seq. Port Royal, necessity of seizing, 11 et seq., 16 et seq., 20, 26, 32 et seq, 41 et seq. Port Royal, the, U. S. vessel, 70 Portsmouth, the, U. S. sloop, 7 Potomska, the, 46, 49 et seq., 56, 58 et seq., 64 Potter, General, 156 Powhatan, the U. S. steamer, 7, 74, 228 Preble, Commander George H., 152 Prentiss, Commander G. A., 66 et se