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Blakely River (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 56
with Mobile Bay. The gun-boats kept shelling the woods from Point Clear to Blakely River bar, while the troops were landing, to clear the coast of the enemy's forcese works, while the enemy lost heavily in killed and wounded. Apalache and Blakely Rivers were at once dragged by the sailors in boats, and sixteen large submerged t of Mobile, the Octorara and three river iron-clads worked their way up the Blakely River, and thence down the Tensas, and anchored in front of the city. They were nging to the Cincinnati. The tug-boat Althea was destroyed by a torpedo in Blakely River, and the gun-boat Sciota was blown up while underway, running across the baemy that it would be impossible for our Monitors and gun-boats to cross the Blakely River bar, owing to the shallowness of the water; but, should we succeed in doing the Osage, Lieutenant-Commander W. M. Gamble, were sunk at the entrance to Blakely River, the former on the 28th of March and the latter on the 29th. The tin-clad
Blakely (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 56
12th, Rear-Admiral Thatcher moved with the gun-boats, convoying 8,000 men of General Granger's force to the west side of Mobile Bay, for the purpose of attacking Mobile. On their anchoring at the objective point, it was found that the Confederates had evacuated all their defences and retreated with their gun-boats up the Alabama River. The city of Mobile was thereupon summoned to an immediate and unconditional surrender by Rear-Admiral Thatcher and General Granger (General Canby being at Blakely), on the ground that it was entirely at the mercy of the Federal forces, they being in possession of the outside forts. The officers sent to make the formal demand for the surrender of the city were met by the Mayor and other civil authorities at the City Hall, where the former addressed the following letter to the Federal commanders: Mayor's Office, City of Mobile, April 12, 1865. Gentlemen — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication at the hands of Lieute
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 56
ly as it was seen at the feast of Belshazzar. All the deluded people should have known that, as Sherman's army sped along, everything in the shape of a soldier left the side-points of defence and joined the fleeing mass in the front. There was no use leaving garrisons in the rear, there was nothing to garrison. Wild desolation and ruin are always left in the tracks of such armies, and no General living could prevent it any more than Lee could prevent destruction on his march to and from Gettysburg. The fact is, the Confederacy was in its last throes when Sherman started from Columbia, and the people of the South everywhere (owing to what the promoters of the rebellion called the decay of public spirit ) were getting impatient with the hardships of the war, having no longer any confidence in the ultimate results. Yet there were places, like Mobile, that had for a time flourished, owing to the constant flow of blockade-runners to their ports, and who knew but little of the suffering
Fort Jackson (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 56
r Nassau. Acting-Ensign N. A. Blume, of the Virginia, asked and received permission from his commanding officer, Acting-Volunteer-Lieutenant Charles H. Brown, to go in and cut out the schooner. Obtaining volunteers from the crew for the expedition, he left with the third cutter about 8:30 P. M. Having five miles to pull against a heavy head sea, Mr. Blume did not reach Boliver Point and get in sight of the schooner until 1 A. M. of the 27th. She was lying about a quarter of a mile from Fort Jackson, about a mile from Fort Greene, and less than four hundred yards from the Confederate guard-schooner Lecompte. When within five hundred yards of the schooner, a light was seen moving about her decks. The boat passed her and came up astern, not being discovered till alongside. She was then immediately boarded and carried, and the prisoners secured. The captors immediately made sail, slipped the schooner cable and stood down the bay, the guardboat supposing that she had started out to r
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 56
that quantities of these infernal machines were planted; but, because these vessels were destroyed in their anxiety to get ahead, it detracts nothing from the character of Rear-Admiral Thatcher and his officers for the apparent want of that prudence which every officer should exhibit in all military operations, who has the lives of officers and men at his disposal. It is well known now that Mobile was better supplied with torpedoes than any other point, with perhaps the exception of the James River, and those at Mobile having been put down at the last moment were more than usually dangerous. The Milwaukee, Lieutenant-Commander J. H. Gillis, and the Osage, Lieutenant-Commander W. M. Gamble, were sunk at the entrance to Blakely River, the former on the 28th of March and the latter on the 29th. The tin-clad Rodolph was sunk by a torpedo on the 1st of April, while towing a scow with implements to try and raise the Milwaukee. These, with the two steam-tugs, two launches, and the gun
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 56
South would require more soldiers than the United States could raise to garrison all the different it was asserted that the conquest of the Confederate States was impracticable. The geographical poing West Gulf Squadron. The flag of the United States was then hoisted on the City Hall, and a pke the condition better than it was in the United States, will, in their hearts, regret the day whenot be disturbed by the authorities of the United States so long as they continue to observe the coclosed document, you will proceed with the United States steamer Cincinnati to the Tombigbee River,l not hereafter serve in the Navy of the Confederate States, or in any military capacity whatever, against the United States of America, or render aid to the enemies of the latter, until properly exchis the parole given by the seamen of the Confederate States Navy serving on different vessels, fiftypassed down the river. She was flying the United States flag, and had a torpedo on a pole projecti[4 more...]
Lake Charles (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 56
ace, Coxswain; Jacob Bowman, Captain Forecastle; William Thompson, Captain Forecastle; Augustus Miller, Captain After-guard; Peter Miller, Seaman; Thomas K. Fenley, Landsman. On January 24th, 1865, quite as clever an affair took place off Calcasieu River, by a cutting-out expedition. under Lieutenant-Commander Richard W. Meade, which was a complete success without any casualties. A three-masted schooner, loaded with cotton, was lying at the second bend of the Calcasieu River, about two andCalcasieu River, about two and a half miles from its mouth, ready to slip out at the first opportunity, and the object of the expedition was her capture. As a large force of the enemy was encamped close at hand, it was deemed best to take a force sufficiently large to insure success. Lieutenant-Commander Meade accordingly fitted out the Chocura's launch and first cutter, and took forty men of her crew under his personal command. The night of the 22d of January was chosen for the attempt, and as it was cold and dark, with
Maine (Maine, United States) (search for this): chapter 56
H. French and F. O. Abbott; Acting-Master's Mates, J. R. Lee, T. H. Soule, Jr., and 0. G. Spear; Engineers: Acting-Chief, Wm. F. Wright; Acting-First-Assistant, Warren Ewen; Acting-Second Assistants, P. O. Brightman and E. D. Merritt; Acting-Third-Assistants, D. J. O'Keefe and Edward Torallas; Acting-Gunner, Wm. T Laforge. Seminole--Third-rate. Commander, Albert G. Clary; Acting-Volunteer-Lieutenant, George Mundy; Surgeon, J. C. Spear; Paymaster, L. S. Stockwell; Acting-Master, Wm. A. Maine: Acting-Ensigns, D. K. Perkins, Francis Kempton and W. S. Church; Acting-Master's Mates, Henry Webb and C. A. Thorne; Engineers: Acting-First-Assistants, Claude Babcock and A. R. Calden; Acting-Third-Assistants, Wm. Drinkwater, P. J. Hughes and Geo. Ellis. Oneida--Third-rate. Commander, Thomas H. Stephens; Lieutenants, C. L. Huntington and E. N. Kellogg; Surgeon, John J. Gibson; Assistant-Paymaster, G. R. Martin; Acting-Ensign, Chas. V. Vridley; Acting-Master's Mates, Edward Bird and D
Alabama river (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 56
ion, capturing a few prisoners in the adjoining marshes. The sailors held their position in these works till General Canby could garrison them with troops. On April 12th, Rear-Admiral Thatcher moved with the gun-boats, convoying 8,000 men of General Granger's force to the west side of Mobile Bay, for the purpose of attacking Mobile. On their anchoring at the objective point, it was found that the Confederates had evacuated all their defences and retreated with their gun-boats up the Alabama River. The city of Mobile was thereupon summoned to an immediate and unconditional surrender by Rear-Admiral Thatcher and General Granger (General Canby being at Blakely), on the ground that it was entirely at the mercy of the Federal forces, they being in possession of the outside forts. The officers sent to make the formal demand for the surrender of the city were met by the Mayor and other civil authorities at the City Hall, where the former addressed the following letter to the Federal c
Pollard (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 56
y could surrender with some show of determination to resist to the last. They did no harm to the Union, but their defiant attitude was offensive, and Canby and Thatcher determined to reduce their pretensions. On the Sth of March, 1865, Rear-Admiral Thatcher received information from General Canby that there were indications that the enemy's forces in Mobile were about to evacuate their works, and had torn up some thirty miles of the Mobile and Montgomery railroad, in the neighborhood of Pollard, and were removing the material in the direction of Mongomery, and suggesting a reconnaissance in force. This Admiral Thatcher immediately undertook with the five Monitors he had at his disposal; and proceeding to reach a point in as close proximity to the city as the shallow water and the obstructions would permit, succeeded in drawing from the enemy a heavy fire, and demonstrated that the defences were intact and the Mobilians still determined on resistance. It was therefore determine
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