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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 28 (search)
sex, Commander Porter; the Carondelet, Commander Walke; the Cincinnati, Commander Stembel; the St. Louis, Lieut. Commanding Paulding; the Conestoga, Lieut. Commanding Phelps; the Tyler, Lieut. Commanding Gwin; and the Lexington, Lieut. Commanding Shirk, after a severe and rapid fire of an hour and a quarter, have captured Fort Henry, and taken Gen. Lloyd Tilghman and his staff, and sixty men as prisoners. The surrender to the gunboats was unconditional, as we kept an open fire upon the enemy umander Porter; the Carondelet, Commander Walke; and the St. Louis, Lieut. Commanding Paulding; also taking with me the three old gunboats Conestoga, Lieut. Commanding Phelps; the Tyler, Lieut. Commanding Gwin; and the Lexington, Lieut. Commanding Shirk, as a second division, in charge of Lieut. Commanding Phelps, which took a position astern and in-shore of the armed boats, doing good execution there in the action, while the armed boats were placed in the first order of steaming, approaching th
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 34 (search)
he Tyler, Lieutenant Commanding Gwin; Lexington, Lieutenant Commanding Shirk, and this vessel, forming a division of the flotitary stores as might be found, while I directed Lieutenant Commanding Shirk to follow me with all speed in chase of the fleed. After consultation with Lieutenants Commanding Gwin and Shirk, I determined to make a land-attack upon the encampment. LLieutenant Commanding Shirk, with thirty riflemen, came on board the Conestoga, leaving his vessel to guard the Eastport, and,ork highly creditable to them. Lieuts. Commanding Gwin and Shirk have been untiring, and I owe to them and to their officerscommand of Lieut. Gwin; the Lexington, under command of Lieut. Shirk; and his own vessel. After dark of the same day, the ftary stores as might be found, while Captain Phelps and Lieut. Shirk, with the Conestoga and Lexington, followed the fugitivps determined to make a land attack on this encampment. Lieut Shirk, with thirty riflemen, went on board the Conestoga, leav
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 74 (search)
ch 3, 1862. Hon. Gideon Welles: Lieut. Commanding Shirk has this moment arrived from the Tennessee River, anng and five wounded. Lieutenants Commanding Gwin and Shirk, with their commands, have behaved with great gallan Tyler, followed by the Lexington, Lieut. Commanding Shirk, proceeded up the river. When within twelve hundredToo much praise cannot be given to Lieut. Commanding Shirk for the efficient manner in which his vessel was handuring the action. I have sent Lieut. Commanding Shirk to Cairo with the transport Izetta, loaded with the vent the rebels from accomplishing their object. Capt. Shirk will lay before you the importance of keeping opeany seen to fall. I also enclose Lieut. Commanding Shirk's report. Hoping that my course will meet your ap; Daniel Messick, orderly sergeant, killed. Lieutenant Shirk's report. U. S. Gunboat Lexington, Savanne honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant, James W. Shirk, Lieutenant Commanding. To Flag-Officer A. H. F
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 75 (search)
each other and turned, compelling thus the evacuation of his stronghold of Bowling Green first, and now Columbus. The flotilla under Flag-Officer Foote consisted of six gunboats, commanded by Capts. Dove, Walke, Stemble, Paulding, Thompson and Shirk, and four mortar-boats, in charge of Capt. Phelps, United States Navy, assisted by Lieut. Ford, advance corps United States Army, and three transports, conveying Col. Buford's Twenty-seventh Illinois regiment, and a battalion of the Fifty-fourth cannot express too strongly my admiration of the gallantry and wise counsels of the distinguished aid and engineer of General halleck, Gen. Collum, I must add, that Commanders Davis, Walke and Stemble, and Lieuts. Commanding Paulding, Thompson, Shirk and Phelps — the latter being in command of the mortar division, assisted by Lieut. Luford, of the Ordnance corps of the United States Army--nobly performed their duty. I have my flag on board the Cincinnati, commanded by the gallant Commander
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 118 (search)
arded by the gunboats Tyler and Lexington, Capts. Gwin and Shirk, commanding, with four twenty-four-pounder Parrott guns, anr and Lexington, and their able commanders, Capts. Gwin and Shirk. During the night the divisions under Generals Crittende At forty-five minutes past ten, the Lexington, Lieutenant Commanding Shirk, joined me, having come up from Crump's Landing. in the matter. At four P. M., the Lexington, Lieutenant Commanding Shirk, having arrived from Crump's Landing, the Tyler,ng an active part during the rest of the day. Lieutenant Commanding Shirk deserves the greatest praise for the efficient mx shrapnel. Inclosed I send you the report of Lieutenant Commanding Shirk. Your obedient servant, William Gwin, Lieuteing Naval Forces on Western Waters. Report of Lieutenant James W. Shirk. United States gunboat Lexington, Pittsburghe the honor to be, sir, Your most obedient servant, James W. Shirk, Lieutenant Commanding. Report of Colonel Reed.