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5th (search for this): chapter 46
ivision during the emgagement of yesterday, the 5th, with Fort Morgan and the rebel gun-boats and rng the forts and entering Mobile Bay on the 5th instant, I inadvertently omitted to state that Commart taken by this ship in the action of the 5th instant with Fort Morgan and the rebel iron-clad Teor to inform you that on the morning of the 5th instant I took my position on the port side of the fectively. Sir — In my report of the 5th instant I expressed my great admiration of and thaners of this vessel during the action of the 5th instant, which, I think, entitles then to the medalackawanna: Sir — In the action of the 5th instant the follow. ing-named petty officers, and er of the fort evacuated it on the night of the 5th, when it soon after blew up. The guns were, howust 15, 1864. Sir — Your dispatch of the 5th instant, stating that you had on the morning of thashe went into action with this fleet on the 5th instant, it will be necessary to overhaul much of t[2 more...
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ght her to anchor near the Hartford. In the afternoon of the same day, I got underway, and brought a large barge, the Ingomar. out from under the guns of Fort Powell, exchanging several shot and being struck three times. On the morning of the 6th, I proceeded again to Fort Powell, which I found deserted and blown up. I towed out another barge. In the afternoon I advanced and shelled Fort Gaines. Too much praise cannot be given to all the officers and men for their coolness and efficienthe fleet, the commander of the fort evacuated it on the night of the 5th, when it soon after blew up. The guns were, however, left intact, and several covered barges were captured that made good workshops for the fleet. On the afternoon of the 6th, the Chickasaw was sent in to shell Fort Gaines, and this was so effectually done that Colonel Anderson, the commander, soon came to terms. He had not much of a garrison — most of his men being raw recruits and boys — but he seems to have been a
22nd (search for this): chapter 46
he command of Lieutenant H. B. Tyson, of the Hartford, and manned with crews from the Hartford, Brooklyn, Richmond and Lackawanna. On the 21st of August, General Granger informed him that his guns were all in battery and would be ready to open upon the enemy's works on the morning of the 22d. Farragut, in consequence, directed the Monitors and other vessels carrying suitable guns to move up and be ready to open upon the fort at the same time with the army batteries. At daylight, on the 22d, the bombardment began from the shore batteries, the Monitors and ships inside the Bay of Mobile and those outside. and it presented a most magnificent sight. No hotter bombardment was ever kept up for twenty-four hours. At half-past 8 P. M., the citadel of the fort burst out in flames, adding its bright light to the grandeur of the scene, and illuminating the bay, where the cannon of the fleet, directed by practiced hands, were belching forth their deadly missiles, which sped on their d
23rd (search for this): chapter 46
was won in the most handsome manner, and Farragut was once more entitled to the heartiest congratulations of his countrymen. This, his last great achievement, had placed him in the foremost rank of naval officers, and the following letter from the Hon. Secretary of the Navy scarcely states the value of the service he had rendered to the Union cause: Navy Department, September 5, 1864. Sir — Your dispatch, numbered 368, is received, informing the Department of the capture, on the 23d ultimo, of Fort Morgan. This is the last and most formidable of all the defences erected to command the entrance of the Bay of Mobile, and it is a gratification that its capitulation was effected sooner than had been anticipated. I will not, in this communication, stop to comment on the bad faith exhibited in the destruction of the arms and property in the fort after its surrender, which is reprobated by you with just severity; but I desire to congratulate you and your command on a series of ac
January (search for this): chapter 46
nd, B. E. Pike and I. B. Fort; Boatswain, W. E. Leeds; Gunner, J. G. Foster. *steamer Itasca. Lieutenant-Commander, George Brown, at Mobile; Acting-Master, Richard Hustace; Acting-Ensigns, C. H. Hurd and James Igo; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, Henry Rockwood; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, George L. Mead; Acting-Master's Mate, Henry Myron; Engineers: Acting-Second-Assistant, M. H. Gerry; Acting-Third-Assistants, Owen Raney and George C. Irelan. Note.--List not given in Navy Register for January, and is, therefore, incomplete. Store ship Potomac. Commander, Alex. Gibson; Assistant-Surgeon, Geo. R. Brush; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, J. H. Wood; Chaplain, Robert Given; Captain of Marines, Geo. W. Collier; Acting-Master, Geo. D. Upham; Acting-Ensigns, Edwin Cressy and L. B. King; Acting-Master's Mates, A. Whiting, W. H. Metz and James Connell; Gunner, Henry Hamilton; Acting-Carpenter, John C. Hoffman. *steamer Monongahela. Commander, James H. Strong; Lieutenant, Roderick P
January 1st (search for this): chapter 46
ile; Acting-Masters, Henry J. Sleeper, N. M. Dyer and C. W. Wilson; Acting-Ensigns, H. C. Nields, G. E. Wing, John White and John O. Morse; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, Horace M. Harriman; Assistant Surgeon, Edw. D. Payne; Acting-Master's Mates, J. K. Goodwin,----Miller, Chas. C. Jones and Henry Wyman; Engineers: First-Assistant, Jas. Atkins; Second-Assistant, Joseph Morgan; Acting-Third-Assistants, S. W. King and George B. Rodgers; Acting-Gunners, James Lamen, at Mobile, and Peter McGovern January 1). Sloop-of-war Portsmouth. Commander, L. C. Sartori; Assistant-Surgeon, C. S. Giberson; Assistant Paymaster, Caspar Schenck; First-Lieutenant of Marines, W. H. Hale; Acting-Masters, G. Richmond, John Wallace and Eben Hoyt; Acting-Ensigns, John H. Allen and Abraham Rich; Acting-Master's Mates, T. H. Jenks, W. F. Buel and Samuel Carpenter; Boatswain, John Ross; Sailmaker, L. B. Wakeman. *steamer Oneida Commanders, J. R. M. Mullany, at Mobile, and W. E. LeRoy; Lieutenant, C. L. Hu
January 20th (search for this): chapter 46
wise expedition into the Red River region, from which his army was only extricated through the presence of the naval force — which for a time was also seriously embarrassed. The Navy Department, finding that no co-operation could be expected from General Banks, directed Farragut (January, 1864) to prepare his vessels for an attack on the forts in Mobile Bay, and promised that a land force should be forthcoming at the time the fleet was ready to commence operations. On the morning of January 20th Farragut crossed the bar of Mobile Bay in the Octorara, taking the Itasca in company in case of accidents, and made a thorough reconnaissance of the bay and of all the forts commanding its approaches. He moved up to within three and one-half miles of the enemy's works, where he was able to verify the reports of refugees who had brought him a statement of the condition of the Confederate works. He could count the number of guns and see the men standing by them. A line of piles, which ex
February (search for this): chapter 46
as far as the anchoring ground. While waiting for the iron-clads, Farragut thought he would try and batter this fort down or injure its guns, and make it untenable; but the attempt was not a success. The attack was made in the latter part of February, but discontinued as soon as the difficulties of the operation were realized. Farragut continued to apply to the Department for even one iron-clad, with which e was willing to undertake the attack, supposing the iron-clad ram Tennessee would an was a brave and energetic officer, capable of undertaking any enterprise, and could he have succeeded in getting all his ironclads and gun — boats ready in time, he would have been more than a match for the force which Farragut had on hand in February. Farragut himself fully appreciated his situation. From his experience in the Mississippi River, where the ram Arkansas attacked the two Federal fleets (Davis' and his own), he saw plainly what would be the result of a contest between wooden
February 22nd (search for this): chapter 46
osition was not an enviable one. He seemed to have the idea that the capture of Fort Powell was a most desirable thing, and would tend to keep the Confederate Navy up the river if he could succeed in getting possession of it; and from the 22d of February to the 2d of March he kept up a fire on this fort from rifles, smooth-bores and mortars from a distance of 4,000 yards--the nearest point attainable. Fort Powell was built on an oyster bank. The Confederate engineers had exhibited great not have been surpassed: one shell after another falling on the earth-cover of the bomb-proof, penetrating as deep as three and a half feet, exploding and making a crater of seven feet in diameter. This bombardment was steadily kept up from February 22d till March 2d, without making any impression whatever on the fort; not a single gun had been dismounted, not a single traverse had been seriously damaged, nor had the parapet and bombproof lost any of their strength; all damage done by the exp
March 2nd (search for this): chapter 46
viable one. He seemed to have the idea that the capture of Fort Powell was a most desirable thing, and would tend to keep the Confederate Navy up the river if he could succeed in getting possession of it; and from the 22d of February to the 2d of March he kept up a fire on this fort from rifles, smooth-bores and mortars from a distance of 4,000 yards--the nearest point attainable. Fort Powell was built on an oyster bank. The Confederate engineers had exhibited great skill in its construcrpassed: one shell after another falling on the earth-cover of the bomb-proof, penetrating as deep as three and a half feet, exploding and making a crater of seven feet in diameter. This bombardment was steadily kept up from February 22d till March 2d, without making any impression whatever on the fort; not a single gun had been dismounted, not a single traverse had been seriously damaged, nor had the parapet and bombproof lost any of their strength; all damage done by the exploding shells be
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