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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 6: naval expedition against Port Royal and capture of that place. (search)
f battle. list of vessels comprising the fighting squadron. Commodore Tatnall withdraws. loyalty of Commander Percival Drayton. evacuationeral Sherman's headquarters securely established at Hilton Head. Tatnall escapes. Colonel Gilmore's reconnoissance. results of the loss od in Port Royal Roads. Some small Confederate steamers, under Commodore Tatnall, formerly of the U. S. Navy, were chased and took refuge unde line ahead, and a flanking squadron to engage the gun-boats under Tatnall, which might prove troublesome and therefore required attention. owing sand into the guns and into the eyes of the gunners. Commodore Tatnall, who was watching the operations from his flotilla of fragiler waterway of from two and one half to four fathoms, through which Tatnall escaped with his steamers, and where it was thought he should havepturing General Drayton and all his command, who escaped either in Tatnall's steamers or in army transports. Colonel Gilmore, of the Engin
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 9: operations of Admiral Dupont's squadron in the sounds of South Carolina. (search)
f officers of the fleet. expedition of fleet Captain C. H. Davis to Warsaw Sound. regiments accompanying expedition. Tatnall's gunboats open fire on Union fleet and get worsted. excitement in savannah. officers who were conspicuous. patriotis was intersected. At 5 P. M. five Confederate steamers, one of them carrying a square flag at the fore (probably Commodore Tatnall's), anchored at the mouth of the creek. They had it in their power to choose their distance, and this led to an expectation of an attack, but the night passed quietly. At 11:15 the five steamers composing Commodore Tatnall's squadron attempted to pass down the river with some scows in tow. Commander John Rodgers, who lay at anchor in Wright River, and Captaithem, which they returned with spirit. The result of the engagement, which lasted less than half an hour, was that Commodore Tatnall and one of his squadron were driven back; the other three vessels made good their passage down to Fort Pulaski, and
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 12: fight between the Merrimac and Monitor, March 8, 1862. (search)
service, on the 29th of March, 1862, Commodore Josiah Tatnall was ordered to command her instead ofMonitor with so much skill and bravery. Commodore Tatnall had a high reputation in the old Navy asng the Mexican War, and knew him as Commodore Josiah Tatnall. well as one man can know another. TTatnall was ready for any desperate service, but he lacked Catesby Jones' coolness and judgment. n Roads accompanied by six gun-boats. Commodore Tatnall fully expected the Monitor to be ready ts easily as a knife opens a watermelon. To Tatnall's surprise no one seemed to notice his appearmac. The officers of the Merrimac, knowing Tatnall's reputation, expected a desperate engagementailing vessels within the bar off Hampton. Tatnall ordered Lieut. Barney, in the Jamestown, to glad they all returned below Fortress Monroe. Tatnall stood direct for the Monitor, which retreatedshot passed over the ship and a mile beyond. Tatnall remained for some hours in the Roads until fi
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 33: (search)
mough--Major John G. Reynolds, U. S. M. C.--Commendatory letters of Secretary Welles--General orders, etc Report of Flag-officer Dupont:Flag-Ship Wabash, Off Hilton Head, Port Royal Harbor, Nov. 8, 1861. Sir — I have the honor to inform you that yester day I attacked the enemy's batteries on Bay Point and Hilton Head (Forts Beauregard and Walker), and succeeded in silencing them after an engagement of four hours duration, and driving away the squadron of rebel steamers under Commodore Tatnall. The reconnoissance of yesterday made us acquainted with the superiority of Fort Walker, and to that I directed my especial efforts, engaging it at a distance of, first, eight, and afterwards six, hundred yards. But the plan of attack brought the squadron sufficiently near Fort Beauregard to receive its fire, and the ships were frequently fighting the batteries on both sides at the same time. The action was begun on my part at twenty-six minutes after 9, and at half-past 2 the Amer
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Letters relating to the battle of Port Royal and occupation of the Confederate forts. (search)
mough--Major John G. Reynolds, U. S. M. C.--Commendatory letters of Secretary Welles--General orders, etc Report of Flag-officer Dupont:Flag-Ship Wabash, Off Hilton Head, Port Royal Harbor, Nov. 8, 1861. Sir — I have the honor to inform you that yester day I attacked the enemy's batteries on Bay Point and Hilton Head (Forts Beauregard and Walker), and succeeded in silencing them after an engagement of four hours duration, and driving away the squadron of rebel steamers under Commodore Tatnall. The reconnoissance of yesterday made us acquainted with the superiority of Fort Walker, and to that I directed my especial efforts, engaging it at a distance of, first, eight, and afterwards six, hundred yards. But the plan of attack brought the squadron sufficiently near Fort Beauregard to receive its fire, and the ships were frequently fighting the batteries on both sides at the same time. The action was begun on my part at twenty-six minutes after 9, and at half-past 2 the Amer