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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 4 0 Browse Search
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t Surgeon S. C. Jones. Signal Officer, H. G. B. Fisher, of Boston. Secretary to Flag-Officer, Henry Van Brunt, of New-York. Clerk to Flag-Officer, E. C. Meeker. Second Clerk to Flag-Officer, S. C. Rowan. vessels of the Squadron. Flag-Ship, Philadelphia, steam gunboat, Acting Master S. Reynolds. Lieutenant, E. L. Haines, of Philadelphia. Chief Engineer, Chas. A. Norris, of Washington. Assistants, Chas. R. Joyce and A. J. Hopkins, of Washington. Acting Purser, T. Thornton. Steam gunboat Stars and Stripes, Lieut. Commanding R. Worden. Steam gunboat Valley City, Lieut. Commanding J. C. Chaplin. Steam Gunboat Underwriter, Lieut. Commanding W. V. Jeffers. Steam gunboat Hetzel, Lieut. Commanding H. K. Davenport. Steam gunboat Delaware, Lieut. Commanding S. P. Quackenbush. Steam gunboat Shawsheen, Acting Master T. G. Woodward. Steam gunboat Lockwood, Acting Master G. L. Graves. Steam gunboat Ceres, Acting Master J. McDiarmid. Steam gun
ect to experience. The smoke was so dense that it was only now and then you could see anything but the flash of the cannon and the fire-ships or rafts, one of which was pushed down upon us (the Hartford) by the ram Manassas, and in my effort to avoid it ran the ship on shore, and then the fire-raft was pushed alongside, and in a moment the ship was one blaze all along the port side, half-way up to the main and mizzen tops. But, thanks to the good organization of the fire-department by Lieut. Thornton, the flames were extinguished, and at the same time we backed off and got clear of the raft. But all this time we were pouring the shells into the Forts, and they into us, and every now and then a rebel steamer would get under our fire and receive our salutation of a broadside. At length the fire slackened, the smoke cleared off, and we saw to our surprise that we were above the Forts, and here and there a rebel gunboat on fire. As we came up with them, trying to make their escape,