r of monitors are brought together, it would be better also to have guns of like kind in each turret, and bringing into action which ever might be preferable.
Each of the monitors of this squadron had a 15 inch and a smaller gun, 11 inch or 8 inch rifle, and hence the rapidity of fire which was most desirable was not attained.
That this was due to the calibre of the gun, and not to its being located in a turret may be shown by one notable instance.
November 9, 1863, the Montank, Capt Davis, was engaged in battering Sumter.
In so doing, the 11-inch gun fired twenty five shells successively in one hour, of which twenty one hit the wall of the fort aimed at — distance sixteen hundred yards. This is at the rate of one shell in 24 minutes, which is not only rapid, but also exceedingly accurate practice.
There is no reason why another 11 inch, if placed in the adjoining carriage, instead of the 15 inch, could not have been fired in the same time, at which rate that monitor w
Canandalgua Mahaska, Ottawa, Cimerone, Wissa hickin, Dal Ching Ladona.
August 19WagnerIron sides, Passaic, Weehauken, gunboats Wissahickin, Mahaska, Dal Ching, Ladona, Ottawa.
August 20rebel batteries on Morris IslandIronsides.
August 21Sumter and WagnerIronsides, gunboats Mahaska, Ottawa, Ladona, Dal Ching.
August 22WagnerIronsides, Patapsco, gunboats Mahaska, Dal Ching
August 23SumterWeehauken, Ironsides, gbt Montauk
September 1SumterWeehauken, Passaic, Patapsco, Montauk, Nahant.
September 5Obstructions bet'n Sumter and GregWeehauken, Nahant, Patapsco.
Montauk, Passaic, Lehigh.
September 6Wagner and GreggLehigh, Nahant.
September 7Batt'rs on Sullivan's Isl'd.Ironsides, Wechauken, Montauk, Passaic, Patapsco, Nahantt, Lehigh
September 8Batt'rs on Sullivan's Isl'd.Ironsides, Patapsco, Lehigh, Nahant, Montauk, and Weehauken, (ashore.)
I shall now briefly comment on the various qualities of the monitors:
1.
Capacity for resistance.
2. power of ordnance.
3.
n sides, Montauk, Nahant, Passaic, Kaatskill, Patapsco; gunboats Canandalgua Mahaska, Ottawa, Cimerone, Wissa hickin, Dal Ching Ladona.
August 19WagnerIron sides, Passaic, Weehauken, gunboats Wissahickin, Mahaska, Dal Ching, Ladona, Ottawa.
August 20rebel batteries on Morris IslandIronsides.
August 21Sumter and WagnerIronsides, gunboats Mahaska, Ottawa, Ladona, Dal Ching.
August 22WagnerIronsides, Patapsco, gunboats Mahaska, Dal Ching
August 23SumterWeehauken, Ironsides, gbt Montauk
September 1SumterWeehauken, Passaic, Patapsco, Montauk, Nahant.
September 5Obstructions bet'n Sumter and GregWeehauken, Nahant, Patapsco.
Montauk, Passaic, Lehigh.
September 6Wagner and GreggLehigh, Nahant.
September 7Batt'rs on Sullivan's Isl'd.Ironsides, Wechauken, Montauk, Passaic, Patapsco, Nahantt, Lehigh
September 8Batt'rs on Sullivan's Isl'd.Ironsides, Patapsco, Lehigh, Nahant, Montauk, and Weehauken, (ashore.)
I shall now briefly comment on the various qualities of the monitors:
ts were not engaged in firing at the enemy's works, so as to facilitate the labor of our troops ashore, as will be perceived by the following sample from the record:
Date --1863ObjectVess's engaged.
July 18assault on WagnerMontank, Flag, Kaats kill, Nantucket, Weehauken, Patapson; gunboats Paul Janes, Ottawa, Seneca, Chippewa, Wissahickin
July 22WagnerNantucket, Ottawa, (gunboat)
July 24Wagner to cover advanceWeehauken, Flag, Ironsides, Kaatskill, Montauk, Patapsco, Nantucket.
July 25WagnerG'bts Paul Jones, Seneca, Ottawa, Daiching.
July 28WagnerGunb'ts Ottawa, Dalching, Paul Jones
July 29WagnerWeehauken., Kaats kill, Ottawa, (gbt)
July 30WagnerIronsides, Patapsco,
July 31rebel batteries on Morris IslandIronsides, Kaatskill, Patapsco, Ottawa, (gunboat.)
August 1WagnerOttawa, (gbt)
August 2WagnerMontauk, Kaatskill, Patapsco, Weehauken, Nahant, Passic, Marblehead, (gunboat.)
August 4WagnerMarblehead, Ottawa, (gunboats,)
August 6WagnerMontank, Marblehead, (gunboat.)
from the first attack (July 10th) to its evacuation (September 7th ) that some Iron-clads or gunboats were not engaged in firing at the enemy's works, so as to facilitate the labor of our troops ashore, as will be perceived by the following sample from the record:
Date --1863ObjectVess's engaged.
July 18assault on WagnerMontank, Flag, Kaats kill, Nantucket, Weehauken, Patapson; gunboats Paul Janes, Ottawa, Seneca, Chippewa, Wissahickin
July 22WagnerNantucket, Ottawa, (gunboat)
July 24Wagner to cover advanceWeehauken, Flag, Ironsides, Kaatskill, Montauk, Patapsco, Nantucket.
July 25WagnerG'bts Paul Jones, Seneca, Ottawa, Daiching.
July 28WagnerGunb'ts Ottawa, Dalching, Paul Jones
July 29WagnerWeehauken., Kaats kill, Ottawa, (gbt)
July 30WagnerIronsides, Patapsco,
July 31rebel batteries on Morris IslandIronsides, Kaatskill, Patapsco, Ottawa, (gunboat.)
August 1WagnerOttawa, (gbt)
August 2WagnerMontauk, Kaatskill, Patapsco, Weehauken, Nahant, Passic, Marblehead, (gun
s's engaged.
July 18assault on WagnerMontank, Flag, Kaats kill, Nantucket, Weehauken, Patapson; gunboats Paul Janes, Ottawa, Seneca, Chippewa, Wissahickin
July 22WagnerNantucket, Ottawa, (gunboat)
July 24Wagner to cover advanceWeehauken, Flag, Ironsides, Kaatskill, Montauk, Patapsco, Nantucket.
July 25WagnerG'bts Paul Jones, Seneca, Ottawa, Daiching.
July 28WagnerGunb'ts Ottawa, Dalching, Paul Jones
July 29WagnerWeehauken., Kaats kill, Ottawa, (gbt)
July 30WagnerIronsides, Patapsco,
July 31rebel batteries on Morris IslandIronsides, Kaatskill, Patapsco, Ottawa, (gunboat.)
August 1WagnerOttawa, (gbt)
August 2WagnerMontauk, Kaatskill, Patapsco, Weehauken, Nahant, Passic, Marblehead, (gunboat.)
August 4WagnerMarblehead, Ottawa, (gunboats,)
August 6WagnerMontank, Marblehead, (gunboat.)
August 8WagnerMarblehead, (gbt)
August 11Wagner and vicinityOttawa, Marblehead, Mahaska, (Gbts.)
August 13rebel batteries on Morris IslandPatapsco, Kaatskill
August 14rebel batteries on Morri
ord:
Date --1863ObjectVess's engaged.
July 18assault on WagnerMontank, Flag, Kaats kill, Nantucket, Weehauken, Patapson; gunboats Paul Janes, Ottawa, Seneca, Chippewa, Wissahickin
July 22WagnerNantucket, Ottawa, (gunboat)
July 24Wagner to cover advanceWeehauken, Flag, Ironsides, Kaatskill, Montauk, Patapsco, Nantucket.
July 25WagnerG'bts Paul Jones, Seneca, Ottawa, Daiching.
July 28WagnerGunb'ts Ottawa, Dalching, Paul Jones
July 29WagnerWeehauken., Kaats kill, Ottawa, (gbt)
July 30WagnerIronsides, Patapsco,
July 31rebel batteries on Morris IslandIronsides, Kaatskill, Patapsco, Ottawa, (gunboat.)
August 1WagnerOttawa, (gbt)
August 2WagnerMontauk, Kaatskill, Patapsco, Weehauken, Nahant, Passic, Marblehead, (gunboat.)
August 4WagnerMarblehead, Ottawa, (gunboats,)
August 6WagnerMontank, Marblehead, (gunboat.)
August 8WagnerMarblehead, (gbt)
August 11Wagner and vicinityOttawa, Marblehead, Mahaska, (Gbts.)
August 13rebel batteries on Morris IslandPatapsco, Kaatskill
