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North Edisto River (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 33
ended sand batteries, where the damage inflicted by day is readily repaired by the unstinted labor of the night. The ships, therefore,can neither cover the landing nor afterwards protect the advance of the small force of the army available for operations in this quarter, which will meet fresh troops at every sand-hill, and may look also for a reverse fire from the batteries on James Island. As it is considered necessary to menace Charleston by a demonstration of land and naval forces, North Edisto will afford a better point from which to threaten an advance, and a concentration of troops and ships in that quarter would accomplish the purpose of the Government mentioned in your dispatch of the 11th instant, as it is a military point from which Charleston could be attacked now, James Island being fully occupied by the enemy's batteries. I have deemed it proper and due to myself to make these statements, but I trust I need not add that I will obey all orders with the utmost fidelit
Beaufort River (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 33
what extent I was not informed further than that they carried rifle-guns — occupied the northern portion of the harbor, and stretched along from the mouth of Beaufort River to Scull Creek. It was high water on the 7th instant at 11h. 35m. A. M. by the tables of the Coast Survey. These circumstances — the superiority of Fort Flag-Ship, Wabash, Port Royal Harbor, Nov. 10, 1861. Sir-It has been reported to me by Lieutenant-Commander Ammen that, on taking possession of the town of Beaufort, under my orders of the 8th instant, he found that most of the white inhabitants had abandoned the town, and that the negroes were committing excesses and destroying private property. You will proceed with the most convenient dispatch in the gun-boat Unadilla, under your command, to Beaufort, where you will find the gun-boat Pembina (Lieutenant-Commander Bankhead), and the gun-boat Curlew (Lieutenant-Commander Watmough), and assume command of the station. You will employ your forces
Fort McAllister (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 33
clads Passaic, Patapsco and Nahant attack Fort McAllister. sinking vessels on Charleston bar as ob William Gibson. The Nashville lay under Fort McAllister loaded with cotton, and although a swift r, presenting a formidable appearance. Fort McAllister was strengthened and the river lined withthe Ogeechee River, and make an attack on Fort McAllister. The fort had been subjected to three oints are discovered and strengthened. Fort McAllister was 20 feet above the river, solidly builclads had been subjected in the attack on Fort McAllister afforded valuable information in relatione action. In the demonstration against Fort McAllister it was discovered that the fuses for the ir hopes were confirmed by the attacks on Fort McAllister, where none of the vessels were seriouslynute. The trial of the Monitors before Fort McAllister afforded no real test of their endurance,ch of the Monitors, and our experience at Fort McAllister does not encourage me to expect that they[3 more...]
New York (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 33
heir efficiency against the earthworks of Charleston. Admiral Dupont was pressed by the Navy Department to attack the batteries, and on the 7th of April, 1863, he determined to attempt what he was far from certain would be a success, in order to carry out the wishes of the government, and meet, if possible, the public expectations. To understand the harbor of Charleston, with its intricate shoals and channels, requires the study of a chart. In some respects it resembles the harbor of New York, although it is on a much smaller scale. The city of Charleston stands on a neck of land, bounded by two rivers, and projecting into a narrow bay. The bay was protected by Fort Pinkney, Fort Ripley, Fort Moultrie, Fort Beauregard. Fort Sumter, Battery Bee, Battery Gregg, Battery Wagner, etc. These defences were so placed that a vessel attempting to pass Sumter would be under a cross-fire from them all. every fort being armed with the heaviest and most destructive ordnance then known. A
Martello (Italy) (search for this): chapter 33
t Commanding Ammen, and Pocahontas, Lieutenant-Commander Balch, to his force, I directed him to renew his approaches with caution, and, if no opposition was met with, to occupy the channel. I am happy now to have it in my power to inform the Department that the Flag, the Augusta, and the Pocahontas, are at anchor in the harbor abreast of Tybee beacon and light, and that the Savannah has been ordered to take the same position. The abandonment of Tybee Island, on which there is a strong Martello tower, with a battery at its base, is due to the terror inspired by the bombardment of Forts Beauregard and Walker, and is a direct fruit of the victory of the 7th inst. By the fall of Tybee Island, the reduction of Fort Pulaski, which is within easy mortar distance, becomes only a question of time. The rebels have themselves placed sufficient obstructions in the river at Fort Pulaski, and thus by the co-operation of their own fears with our efforts, the harbor of Savannah is effectua
Wilmington River (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 33
eded in running the blockade and getting into Savannah soon after the capture of Port Royal. She had since been closely watched, and finding it would be almost impossible to get out of port again as a blockade-runner, she was sold to the Confederate Government and converted into an iron-clad, supposed to be one of the best that had been built in the South. The Weehawken, Captain John Rodgers, and the Nahant, Commander John Downes, were employed blockading the Atlanta at the mouth of Wilmington River. Early in the morning of June 17th, 1863, Confederate iron-clad Atlanta, captured in Warsaw Sound. it was reported to Captain Rodgers that a Confederate iron-clad was coming down the river. The Weehawken was immediately cleared for action, the cable slipped, and the Monitor steamed slowly towards the northeast end of Warsaw Island, then turned and stood up the Sound, heading for the enemy, who came on with confidence, as if sure of victory. Two steamers followed the Confederate i
Fort Royal (search for this): chapter 33
ortune to fail — the capture of Charleston. No consideration for an individual officer, whatever his loyalty and length of service, should weigh an instant if the cause of his country can be advanced by his removal. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. F. Dupont, Rear-Admiral, Commanding S. A. B. Squadron. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Washington. Captain (now Rear-Admiral) Wm. Rogers Taylor. After the attack on Charleston, Rear-Admiral Dupont returned to Fort Royal and the blockade continued as before with the wooden gun-boats. In the latter part of April, Major-General Hunter applied for a gun-boat to assist a land force in an expedition against Buffington, on May River, which town had been the Headquarters of Confederate marauders for some time. The army force numbering one thousand men, under Colonel Barton, embarked on board the gun-boat Mayflower and a transport, and were landed near Buffington under cover of the guns of the Commodore McDo
Bermuda (search for this): chapter 33
rown up apparently by the Blunt, and indicating the course of a vessel attempting to run the blockade. After proceeding inshore a mile and a half, a steamer was observed from the Unadilla standing along close to the shore, and heading for Charleston. Two shots were fired at her by the Unadilla, when the strange steamer changed her course and ran upon the beach, where she was immediately taken possession of. The prize proved to be the iron steam-propeller Princess Royal, four days out from Bermuda--one of the principal depots of the blockade-runners — loaded with rifle-guns, small-arms, ammunition, steam-engines for iron-clads, etc., etc. Thus was the Confederacy kept afloat by our cousins across the water, not so much from sympathy with the Southern people as from a desire to obtain cotton, which was so necessary for them to have to keep their mills going and prevent a revolt of the factory operatives. The English Government did nothing to prevent blockade-running, and doubtless
Sullivan's Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 33
ould still be subjected to a raking fire from that work and the works on the upper part of Sullivan's Island — from Battery Gregg, Fort Johnson, Fort Ripley and Castle Pinkney, and some smaller batteopened upon the Weehawken, followed shortly after by Fort Sumter, and all the batteries on Sullivan's Island. Being unable to pass the obstructions, the iron-clads were obliged to turn, which threom 550 to 800 yards--in which position they were subjected to a fire from the batteries on Sullivan's Island, Morris Island and Sumter. The effect of the concentrated fire of the forts on the Monirds to the southward would have placed the squadron two and a half miles from the forts on Sullivan's Island and a mile and three-quarters from Sumter. Of course, if the iron-clads could not reduce that by cordial and judicious co-operation you can take the batteries on Morris Island and Sullivan's Island and Fort Sumter. But whether you can or not, we wish the demonstration kept up for a time
Europe (search for this): chapter 33
me respects the Confederates had advantages superior to our own. The markets of Europe were glutted with rifled guns and engines, and almost all the blockade-runners leston. The fire on the ironclads was such as an equal number of the heaviest European ships-of-war could not have withstood many minutes. The severity of the firdid not pass clear through them. This fight with the Atlanta, therefore, set Europe to thinking, and convinced the Navy Department it had taken a step in the righthe United States Government that it could safely intimate to the governments of Europe that we would submit to no interference in our domestic concerns so long as we ed that we could build vessels that were more than a match for the war-ships of Europe. The news of this engagement was received in Europe with great interest. ItEurope with great interest. It was a contest between English and American ideas. The American idea was the Monitor-built vessel with the 15-inch gun; the English idea was the Atlanta with her pla
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