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Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
o desert his flag, even going so far as to threaten to detain him by force. His answer to them has become historical: Mind what I tell you: You fellows will catch the devil before you get through with this business. It is worthy of note that in 1833, during the nullification troubles, Farragut was sent by Andrew Jackson to South Carolina to support his mandate that the Union must and shall be preserved.--Editors. Having thus expressed himself in a manner not to be misunderstood, he left Norfolk with his family and took a house on the Hudson River, whence he reported to the Navy Department as ready for duty. I knew Farragut better than most other officers of the navy knew him; and as he is here to appear as the central figure of the greatest naval achievement of our war, I will give a brief sketch of his early naval life. Farragut was born in Tennessee, from which State his family moved to New Orleans. His father was not a man of affluence, and had a large family to support.
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
Southern States in open rebellion against the Government of the United States, or, as it was termed by the Southern people, in a state of sec in energy of purpose and in hostility to the Government of the United States. The Mississippi is thus seen to have been the backbone of tf the river. Commander John K. Mitchell, in command of the Confederate States naval forces at New Orleans. From a photograph. The workhe enemy's shot. He issued the following General order : United States Flag-Ship, Hartford, Mississippi River, April 20th, 1862. The remainder of the action I devoted most of The course of the United States screw-sloop Mississippi in the passage of the forts. The UniUnited States steamer Mississippi attempting to Run down the Confederate ram Manassas. my attention to the battlements of the main fort, firinhat was left of the Confederate navy into the possession of the United States, telling him that it was useless to have any more bloodshed, as
Buras (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
energies in strengthening Forts Jackson and St. Philip, obstructing the river, and preparing a navan, C. S. A., in command of forts Jackson and St. Philip. From a photograph. near the other vessels,heir position. A couple of heavy guns in Fort St. Philip kept up a continual fire on the head of tM. wrecks of Confederate River fleet. Fort St. Philip and Confederate iron-clad Louisiana. morit easier for the ships astern to get by. Fort St. Philip had not been at all damaged by the mortard were taking place, Farragut had engaged Fort St. Philip at close quarters with his heavy ships, artford's batteries kept up the fight with Fort St. Philip, the flames were extinguished and the vesederate iron-clad Louisiana on the way to Fort St. Philip. Mr. William C. Whittle, who was thirddown to the point about half a mile above Fort St. Philip, on the left side of the river, where we follows: headquarters, forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 28th, 1862.--Commodore David D. Porte[13 more...]
Hartford (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
The opening of the lower Mississippi. David D. Porter, Admiral, U. S. N. Farragut's flag-ship the Hartford. The most important event of the War of the Rebellion, with the exception of the fall of Richmond, was the capture of New Orleans and the forts Jackson and St. Philip, guarding the approach to that city. To appreciate the nature of this victory, it is necessary to have been an actor in it, and to be able to comprehend not only the immediate results to the Union cause, but the whn action, 4:15 A. M. wrecks of Confederate River fleet. Fort St. Philip and Confederate iron-clad Louisiana. mortar-fleet in the distance. Mortar-steamers attacking water-battery, Fort Jackson. Farragut's division of the fleet, led by the Hartford. Richmond. Fort Jackson. Manassas, Confederate. Iroquois. McRae, Confederate. Confederate rams and sinking vessels. Rear vessel of Bailey's division. Farragut's first plan was to lead the fleet with his flag-ship, the Hartford, to be
Orleans, Ma. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
s. Having thus expressed himself in a manner not to be misunderstood, he left Norfolk with his family and took a house on the Hudson River, whence he reported to the Navy Department as ready for duty. I knew Farragut better than most other officers of the navy knew him; and as he is here to appear as the central figure of the greatest naval achievement of our war, I will give a brief sketch of his early naval life. Farragut was born in Tennessee, from which State his family moved to New Orleans. His father was not a man of affluence, and had a large family to support. In 1807 Captain David Porter, United States Navy, was appointed to the command of the New Orleans station. His father, David Porter, senior (who had been appointed by General Washington a sailing-master in the navy, for services performed during the Revolution), accompanied him to this post and served under his command. Being eighty-four years of age, his services were nominal, and he only lived in New Orleans fo
Boston Harbor (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
magined what the effect of millions of burning pine-knots on thirty or forty rafts would have been, when it is remembered how seriously the Hartford was endangered by one of those which were actually sent. It is but just to say that Commander Mitchell and the other Confederate naval officers denied that they had any intention of endangering the Union vessels, or that they were guilty of any sharp practice in destroying the Louisiana. They were put in close confinement at Fort Warren, Boston harbor; but on making the above representations to the Secretary of the Navy they were treated as ordinary prisoners of war. A Confederate naval court of inquiry afterward investigated and approved the conduct of Commander Mitchell. The following extract from the letter from Lieutenant Whittle, quoted on page 48, bears on the point in question: On the morning of the 24th, when Farragut's fleet passed, the work on the propellers was still incomplete, and so our vessel was only an immovable floa
Cayuga (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
ver obstructions and rafts had been washed away by the currents, and that there appeared to be an open way up the river, every one became more hopeful. order of attack. First Division, Captain Bailey. Cayuga. Pensacola. Mississippi. Oneida. Varuna. Katahdin. Kineo. Wissahickon. Center Division, flag-officer Farragut. Hartford. Brooklyn. Richmond. Third Division, Captain H. H. Bell. Sciota. Iroquois. Kennebec. Pinola. Itasca. Winona. Captain Theodorus Bailey, in the Cayuga, breaking through the Confederate fleet. The entire fleet did not get fully under way until half-past 2 A. M. The current was strong, and although the ships proceeded as rapidly as their steam-power would permit, our leading vessel, the Cayuga, did not get under fire until a quarter of 3 o'clock, when both Jackson and St. Philip opened on her at the same moment. Five steamers of the mortar-flotilla took their position below the water-battery of Fort Jackson, at a distance of less than t
Mississippi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
The opening of the lower Mississippi. David D. Porter, Admiral, U. S. N. Farragut's flag-ship the Hartford. The mohrough four of these seceding States ran the great river Mississippi, and both of its banks, from Memphis to its mouth, were affairs. Before leaving us, he said: Maps of the lower Mississippi. We will leave this matter in the hands of you tficer Foote, who commanded the iron-clad fleet on the upper Mississippi, to join the fleet above Vicksburg with his vessels ad been commenced, in addition to the gun-boats on the Upper Mississippi; and it was only after the encounter of the Monitor wdmiral Melancton Smith, at New Orleans in command of the Mississippi. drawn from a photograph. The Brooklyn was next atted most of The course of the United States screw-sloop Mississippi in the passage of the forts. The United States steamer Mississippi attempting to Run down the Confederate ram Manassas. my attention to the battlements of the main fort, firing
Arkansas (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
or, as it was termed by the Southern people, in a state of secession. Their harbors were all more or less closed against our ships-of-war, either by the heavy forts built originally by the General Government for their protection, or by torpedoes and sunken vessels. Through four of these seceding States ran the great river Mississippi, and both of its banks, from Memphis to its mouth, were lined with powerful batteries. On the west side of the river were three important States, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas, with their great tributaries to the Mississippi,--the White, the Arkansas, and the Red,--which were in a great measure secure from the attacks of the Union forces. These States could not only raise half a million soldiers, but could furnish the Confederacy with provisions of all kinds, and cotton enough to supply the Rebel Government with the sinews of war. New Orleans was the largest Southern city, and contained all the resources of modern warfare, having great workshops where
Fort Warren (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.3
can well be imagined what the effect of millions of burning pine-knots on thirty or forty rafts would have been, when it is remembered how seriously the Hartford was endangered by one of those which were actually sent. It is but just to say that Commander Mitchell and the other Confederate naval officers denied that they had any intention of endangering the Union vessels, or that they were guilty of any sharp practice in destroying the Louisiana. They were put in close confinement at Fort Warren, Boston harbor; but on making the above representations to the Secretary of the Navy they were treated as ordinary prisoners of war. A Confederate naval court of inquiry afterward investigated and approved the conduct of Commander Mitchell. The following extract from the letter from Lieutenant Whittle, quoted on page 48, bears on the point in question: On the morning of the 24th, when Farragut's fleet passed, the work on the propellers was still incomplete, and so our vessel was only an
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