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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 11.-St. John's River expedition. (search)
Doc. 11.-St. John's River expedition. Report of Lieut.-Commander Breese. United States gunboat Ottawa, off Bay point, May 28, 1864. Sir: In compliance with your instructions of the twenty-second instant, I got under way in this vessel, with the Columbine in company, and proceeded to Picolata, where I had a consultation with General Gordon on the subject of the expedition. It was arranged that I should take two hundred and seventy troops on board this vessel and one hundred on boardnge Mills, belonging to the One Hundred and Fourty-fourth and One Hundred and Fifty-seventh New York volunteers. On the twenty-eighth instant crossed the flats unassisted, and anchored off Bay Point, agreeably to your order. Accompanying this is a report of ammunition expended in the engagement with the battery. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. Livingston Breese, Lieutenant-Commander, U. S. N. Commander Geo. H. Balch, Commanding St. John's River Flotilla, Jacksonville, Fla.
the night of the twentieth instant I received from Colonel Noble, commanding forces east of St. John's River, information that a force of about fifteen men and one officer had been captured by the enewo hundred (200) effective men stationed at Pilatka. Dunham's artillery of light pieces on St. John's River, near Welaka, Saunders. and Horse Landing. I am, Captain, very respectfully, Your ob Sir: I enclose herewith a report from Commander Balch, senior officer present in the St. John's River, Florida, from which there seems to be little doubt of the capture of the Columbine. As the of the day of the engagement of the Columbine with the rebel battery at horse Landing, on the St. John's River, Florida. the Columbine arrived at Volusia bar at half past 11 P. M., on Sunday nighhe particulars of the loss of the United States steamer Columbine, under my command, in the St. John's River, on May twenty-third, 1864. On the twenty-second of May, at four A. M., I received order