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Carondelet (search for this): chapter 5.76
hink he said, thirty-seven men-of-war in sight and more up the river. Near dark we narrowly escaped the destruction of our smoke-stack from an immense overhanging tree. From this disaster we were saved by young Grimball, who sprang from the shield to another standing tree, with rope's-end in hand, and made it fast. We anchored near Haynes's Bluff at midnight and rested till 3 A. M., when we got up anchor for the fleet, hoping The Confederate ram Arkansas, alongside the Union gun-boat Carondelet. to be with it at sunrise, but before it was light we ran ashore and lost an hour in getting again afloat. At sunrise we gained Old River — a lake caused by a cut-off from the Mississippi; the Yazoo enters this at the north curve, and, mingling its deep waters with the wider expanse of the lake, after a union of ten miles, breaks through a narrow strip of land, to lose itself finally in the Mississippi twelve miles above Vicksburg. We were soon to find the fleet midway between these p
Shacklett (search for this): chapter 5.76
n and disappear, his missiles, striking our inclined shield, were deflected over my head and lost in air. I received a severe contusion on the head, but this gave me no concern after I had failed to find any brains mixed with the handful of clotted blood which I drew from. the wound and examined. A moment later a shot from the Tyler struck at my feet, penetrated the pilot-house, and, cutting off a section of the wheel, mortally hurt, Chief Pilot Hodges and disabled our Yazoo River pilot, Shacklett, who was at the moment much needed, our Mississippi pilots knowing nothing of Old River. James Brady, a Missourian of nerve and equal to the duty, took the wheel, and I ordered him to keep the iron-clad ahead. All was going well, with a near prospect of carrying out my first intention of using the ram, this time at a great advantage, Captain I. N. Brown, C. S. N. From a photograph. for the stern of the Carondelet was now the objective point, and she seemed to be going slow and unstead
Van (search for this): chapter 5.76
ank, head down-stream, landed our wet powder (expecting the enemy to heave in sight every moment), spread tarpaulins over the old saw-dust and our powder over these. By constant shaking and turning we got it back to the point of ignition before the sun sank below the trees, when, gathering it up, we crowded all that we could of it into the after magazine and resumed our way, guns east loose and men at quarters, expecting every moment to meet the enemy. I had some idea of their strength, General Van Do:rn, commanding our forces at Vicksburg, having written to me two days before that there were then, I think he said, thirty-seven men-of-war in sight and more up the river. Near dark we narrowly escaped the destruction of our smoke-stack from an immense overhanging tree. From this disaster we were saved by young Grimball, who sprang from the shield to another standing tree, with rope's-end in hand, and made it fast. We anchored near Haynes's Bluff at midnight and rested till 3 A. M.,
Charles Schraw (search for this): chapter 5.76
tarboard side, breaking in casemate, and the shot breaking in pieces; two shots carrying away iron, and coming through the iron into the wood on the inside. Both cutters shot away; two boats' davits carried away; all boats' falls on starboard side shot away; three awning stanchions shot away. One shell burst on starboard side of upper deck, cutting awning in pieces and setting starboard hammock-netting on fire. We expended during the engagement one 32-pound gun, weight 43 hundred-weight, struck on the lower part of the muzzle, splitting the gun in two places; six boardling pikes, one musket, three revolvers, and four cutlasses, belts, and accouterments were lost and shot to pieces during the engagement. Robert Letty, Charles A. Wiggins, Charles Schraw, and Oliver Greggs were killed. There were also 15 wounded and 16 missing. Expended ninety rifle and solid shots. . . . Edward E. Brennand, 1st Master. The reader is also referred to Admiral Walke's statement on p. 555.--editors.
James M. Hunter (search for this): chapter 5.76
he curved and wooded eastern shore. As the sun rose clear and fiery out of the lake on our left, we saw a few miles ahead, under full steam, three Federal vessels in line approaching. These, as we afterward discovered, were the iron-clad Carondelet, Captain Henry Walke, The commander of the Carondelet and I had been friends in the old navy and messmates on a voyage around the world.--I. N. B. the wooden gun-boat Tyler, Lieutenant William Gwin, and a ram, the Queen of the West, Lieutenant James M. Hunter. Directing our pilot to stand for the iron-clad, the center vessel of the three, I gave the order not to fire our bow guns, lest by doing so we should diminish our speed, relying for the moment upon our broadside guns to keep the ram and the Tyler from gaining our quarter, which they seemed eager to do. I had determined, despite our want of speed, to try the ram or iron prow upon the foe, who were gallantly approaching; but when less than half a mile separated us, the Carondelet f
Jefferson C. Davis (search for this): chapter 5.76
mbat] two deserters from Grandpre‘s sharp-shooters at the Yazoo, who had stolen a skiff, came alongside the admiral's ship, the Hartford, and reported that the Arkansas had cut the raft and would be down at daylight to attack the fleet. Upon this a council of war was immediately [that night] called on board the Hartford, etc., etc. The same letter, bearing every internal evidence of truth and sincerity, went on to say, At daylight [following the night council] the little tug which [Admiral] Davis had sent up the Yazoo as a lookout came down like a streak of lightning, screaming, The Arkansas is coming! The Arkansas is coming! and then follows the account of excitement and preparation. Now all this may have been only in the imagination of the correspondent, but there was a detachment of our sharp-shooters under Captain Grandpre at the raft, and we did cut and pass through it as stated. [See also p. 556.]--I. N. B. On Monday A. M., July 14th, 1862, we started from Satartia.
Oliver Hazard Perry (search for this): chapter 5.76
and in time, along with the general equipment, we obtained five good carriages from each contractor. This finishing, armoring, arming, and equipment of the Arkansas within five weeks working-time under the hot summer sun, from which we were unsheltered, and under the depressing thought that there was a deep channel, of but six hours steaming between us and the Federal fleet, whose guns were within hearing, was perhaps not inferior under all the circumstances to the renowned effort of Oliver Hazard Perry in cutting a fine ship from the forest in ninety days. We were not a day too soon, for the now rapid fall of the river rendered it necessary for us to assume the offensive without waiting for the apparatus to bend the railway iron to the curve of our quarter and stern, and to the angles of the pilot-house. Though there was little thought of showing the former, the weakest part, to the enemy, we tacked boiler-plate iron over it for appearance‘ sake, and very imperfectly covered the pi
William Gwin (search for this): chapter 5.76
e, as we afterward discovered, were the iron-clad Carondelet, Captain Henry Walke, The commander of the Carondelet and I had been friends in the old navy and messmates on a voyage around the world.--I. N. B. the wooden gun-boat Tyler, Lieutenant William Gwin, and a ram, the Queen of the West, Lieutenant James M. Hunter. Directing our pilot to stand for the iron-clad, the center vessel of the three, I gave the order not to fire our bow guns, lest by doing so we should diminish our speed, relvancing rebel boat to be a powerful gun-boat and ram. We rounded to and headed down-stream, at the same time firing upon her with all our batteries as we brought them in range. Captain Walke hailed the Taylor as she passed, and ordered Lieutenant-Commander Gwin to go ahead and inform the commodore of the Arkansas's approach. The ram made for us, and for an hour we continued a running fight (she gaining on us); distance, 500 to 50 yards. Our wheel-ropes were shot away, steam-escape pipe cut, e
Robert O. Tyler (search for this): chapter 5.76
ommanded, under the orders of our first lieutenant, by Captain Harris. Our officers were Lieutenants Stevens, Grimball, Gift, Barbot, Wharton, and Read, all of the old service, and Chief Engineer City, Acting Masters Milliken and Nicholls, of the Volunteer Navy, and Building the Arkansas. Midshipmen Scales, Dabney M. Scales was from the Naval Academy at Annapolis; he distinguished himself afterward in the Shenandoah, and is now a prominent lawyer of Memphis.--I. N. B. R. H. Bacot, Tyler, and H. Cenas. The only trouble they ever gave me was to keep them from running the Arkansas into the Union fleet before we were ready for battle. On the 12th of July we sent our mechanics ashore, took our Missourians on board, and dropped below Satartia Bar, within five hours of the Mississippi. I now gave the executive officer a day to organize and exercise his men. The idea exists that we made a run, or a raid, or in some way an attack by surprise upon the Union fleet. I have reaso
Henry Stevens (search for this): chapter 5.76
, by Captain Harris. Our officers were Lieutenants Stevens, Grimball, Gift, Barbot, Wharton, and Rmediate direction of the first lieutenant, Henry Stevens, a religious soldier, of the Stonewall Jacwere firing by volleys. I ought to have told Stevens to hold off Grimball and Gift from the iron-cd as each one, acting under the steady eye of Stevens, seemed to think the result depended on himse. Unfit as we were for the offensive, I told Stevens to get under way and run out into the midst o lodged between the wood-work and the armor. Stevens promptly detailed a party to aid the carpentesed, to rise, I received a dispatch from Lieutenant Stevens saying that Van Dorn required him to steth or informing me on the subject, he ordered Stevens to obey Van Dorn without any regard to my ordbe at Baton Rouge at a certain date and hour, Stevens could not use that tender care which his engiEssex was seen approaching under full steam. Stevens, as humane as he was true and brave, finding [3 more...]
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