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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.22 (search)
four skiffs in front passed by and turned into shore. Instantly, almost, those following were in touch of the gunboat, and when Colonel Wood gave the signal the boys clambered on the sides as nimbly as squirrels. They all knew what was expected of them and went to work. The sentinel was captured before he could arouse his comrades, therefore little difficulty was experienced in making the crew prisoners. The officers of the vessel tried to rally the crew, and the Commander, Lieutenant Westervelt, and four or five marines, who refused to surrender were killed. The little band of Confederates behaved as if each was a captain, and covered every part of the boat without a moment's delay. The guns of the fort were not exceeding 100 yards distant, but Colonel Wood's plans were carried out so perfectly and noiselessly the garrison was not aware of what transpired below them. Colonel Wood thought to make the Underwriter his flagship, but finding the boilers cold set fire to