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The Daily Dispatch: July 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], The crew of the Atlanta arrived in Savannah — their narrative. (search)
The crew of the Atlanta arrived in Savannah — their narrative. On Wednesday morning 71 men of the crew of the C. S. iron-clad steamer Atlanta, captured by the U. S. iron-turreted monitor Weehawken, Captain John Rodgers, in Warsaw Sound, on the morning of June 17, arrived in Savannah. Mr. George W. Hardcastle, the carpenter's mate, furnishes the Republican with the following particulars of the engagement with the Weehawken: The attack commenced at five minutes before 5 o'clock A. M., unable to bear, ordered her colors to be hauled down and a white flag to be run up. At this time the Weehawken fired another shot, but it did not take effect. Capt. Webb jumped on the spar deck and hailed the Weehawken, saying "I surrender." Capt. Rodgers, of the Weehawken, stated to Capt. Webb that he would not have fired on the Atlanta after the flag was hauled down, but from the fact that he could not make out what our flag was. It was white, and they took it for blue or black, on account o