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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General D. H. Maury's report of the exploits of the torpedo-boat St. Patrick. (search)
General D. H. Maury's report of the exploits of the torpedo-boat St. Patrick. Headquarters District of the Gulf, Mobile, Ala., February 3d, 1865. General,--I have the honor to report that on the 24th ultimo, Commodore Farrand, C. S. navy, transferred to me the torpedo-boat St. Patrick, built by a man named Halligan, under a contract with the government. Halligan having shown himself deficient in nerve or capacity to attack the enemy, I removed him from command of the St. Patrick and assigned to her Lieutenant Walker, C. S. navy, a young officer of great gallantry and merit, whom Commodore Farrand kindly placed at my disposal. Mr. Walker diligently applied himself to preparation for immediate action, and although Halligan had removed from the boat several essential parts of her machinery, he was enabled to recover them and get under way on the night of the 27th ultimo. At 1 o'clock, A. M., he struck the enemy's flag-ship Octarora, abaft the wheel-house. The torpedo miss
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 21: (search)
so as to approach directly to Richmond, soon followed. We had then no defenses on the James River below Drewry's Bluff, about seven miles distant from Richmond. There an earthwork had been constructed and provided with an armament of four guns. Rifle pits had been made in front of the fort, and obstructions had been placed in the river by driving piles and sinking some vessels. The crew of the Virginia, after her destruction, had been sent to this fort, which was then in charge of Commander Farrand, Confederate States Navy. On April 15th the enemy's fleet of five ships of war, among the number their much-vaunted Monitor, took position and opened fire upon the fort between seven and eight o'clock. Our small vessel, the Patrick Henry, was lying above the obstruction, and cooperated with the fort in its defense—the Monitor and the ironclad Galena steamed up to about six hundred yard's distance; the others, wooden vessels were kept at long range. The armor of the flagship Galen
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 54: (search)
the numbers, the discipline, and the efficiency of the army, will secure to our country terms that a proud people can with honor accept. General Magruder, with like heroic determination, invoked the troops and people of Texas not to despond, and pointed out their ability in the interior of that vast state to carry on the war indefinitely. General D. H. Maury, after his memorable defense of Mobile, withdrew his forces on April 12th, at the last moment, and moved toward Meridian. Commodore Farrand, commanding our navy at Mobile Bay, withdrew his armed vessels and steamers up the Tombigbee River, and planted torpedoes in the Alabama below. Forrest and Maury had about eight thousand men, but these were veterans, tried in many hard engagements, and trained to the highest state of efficiency. Before Maury withdrew from Mobile, news had been received of Lee's surrender. Taylor says the news was soon disseminated through his army, but that the men remained steadfast, and manifested
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
oat), 23, 205. Eureka (gunboat), 186. European attitude toward Confederate states, 312-22. Evans, General, 133, 272, 273, 449, 450, 454. Ewell, General, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 116, 117, 126, 127, 131,133, 134,262, 266, 268, 271, 272, 281,366, 367, 370, 371,372, 373, 375, 378, 433, 434, 435, 437, 438, 439, 550, 552, 562, 563, 564, 573. Burning of tobacco in Richmond, 565-66. F Farragut, Commodore, 173, 180, 187, 333. Action concerning New Orleans, 194-95. Farrand, Commodore, 85, 591. Featherston, General, 131. Ferguson, General, 332. Fishing Creek, Battle of, 17-19. Crittenden's account, 16-17. Fitch, General G. N., 499, 500. Fitzgerald, David, 200. Patrick, 200. Five Forks, Battle of 556. Fizer, Colonel, 296. Flanders, Messrs, 407. Benjamin F., 248, 639. Flemming, James, 200. Flood, John, 201. Florida, reconstruction, 632-33. (ship), 237. Preparation, 217-18. Escape from Mobile harbor, 218-19. Activities, 219. Capture and destruc
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnston, Joseph Eccleston 1809- (search)
espective commanding generals. The national government instantly rejected it, and General Grant was sent to Raleigh to declare that rejection, which he did April 24, and proclaimed that the truce would end in forty-eight hours. This notification was accompanied by a demand for the surrender of Johnston's army, on the terms granted to Lee. The capitulation was agreed upon at the house of James Bennett, near Durham's Station, April 26. About 25,000 troops were surrendered. The capitulation included all the troops in Johnston's military department. General Taylor surrendered at Citronelle, Ala., to General Canby, on the same terms, and the Confederate navy on the Tombigbee River was surrendered by Commander Farrand to Rear-Admiral Place of Johnston's surrender to Sherman. Thatcher. Gen. Wade Hampton, of Johnston's surrendered forces, refused to comply with the terms, and dashed off, with a considerable body of cavalry, towards Charlotte, to follow the fortunes of Jefferson Davis.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pensacola. (search)
was under the charge of Commodore Armstrong, of the navy. He was surrounded by disloyal men, and when, on the morning of Jan. 10, 1861 (when Fort Pickens was threatened), about 500 Florida and Alabama troops, and a few from Mississippi, commanded by Colonel Lomax, appeared at the navy-yard and demanded its surrender, Armstrong found himself powerless. Of the sixty officers and men under his command, he afterwards said more than three-fourths were disloyal, and some were actively so. Commander Farrand was actually among the insurgents, who demanded the surrender to the governor of Florida. The disloyal men would have revolted if the commodore had made resistance. Lieutenant Renshaw, the flagofficer, one of the leaders among the disloyal men, immediately ordered the National standard to be lowered. It fell to the ground, and was greeted with derisive laughter. The command of the navy-yard was then given to Capt. V. N. Randolph, who had deserted his flag; and the post, with ordn
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pickens, Fort (search)
women, whose labors at this crisis form a part of the history of Fort Pickens. On the 12th Captain Randolph, Major Marks, and Lieutenant Rutledge appeared, and, in the name of the governor of Florida, demanded a peaceable surrender of the fort. It was refused. I recognize no right of any governor to demand the surrender of United States property, said Slemmer. On the 15th Col. William H. Chase, a native of Massachusetts, in command of all the insurgent troops in Florida, accompanied by Farrand, of the navy-yard near Pensacola, appeared, and, in friendly terms, begged Slemmer to surrender, and not be guilty of allowing fraternal blood to flow. On the 18th Chase demanded the surrender of the fort, and it was refused. Then began the siege. When President Lincoln's administration came into power (March 4, 1861) a new line of policy was adopted. The government resolved to reinforce with men and supplies both Sumter and Pickens. Between April 6 and 9 the steamers Atlantic and I
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
80,721GardnerAug. 4, 1868. 83,219St. JohnOct. 20, 1868. 94,628Morehouse et al.Sept. 7, 1869. 95,874BodwellOct. 19, 1869. 110,670MorehouseJan. 3, 1871. 115,044FarrandMay 23, 1871. 121,488BushDec. 5, 1871. 121,699WoodburyDec. 5, 1871. 123,529WhartonFeb. 6, 1872. 127,080MartinMay 21, 1872. 127,432RussellJune 4, 1872. 128,181SheplerJune 18, 1872. 128,229HunterJune 25, 1872. 128,475FarrandJuly 2, 1872. 128,476FarrandJuly 2, 1872. 129,987SchmidtJuly 30, 1872. 131,418BeanSept. 17, 1872. 132,235BeanOct. 15, 1872. 137,047BarnumMar. 25, 1873. 137,232OakleyMar. 25, 1873. 137,342ChamberlainApr. 1, 1873. 138, 730BouillonMay 13, 1873. (Reissue.)5FarrandJuly 2, 1872. 129,987SchmidtJuly 30, 1872. 131,418BeanSept. 17, 1872. 132,235BeanOct. 15, 1872. 137,047BarnumMar. 25, 1873. 137,232OakleyMar. 25, 1873. 137,342ChamberlainApr. 1, 1873. 138, 730BouillonMay 13, 1873. (Reissue.)5,427BeanMay 27, 1873. 141,623BeanAug. 12, 1873. 141, 626BrownAug. 12, 1873. 145, 482BeanDec. 16, 1873. 146,377BrownJan. 13, 1874. 148,025BouillonMar. 3, 1874. 152,543BeanJune 30, 1874. 154,646ClevelandSept. 1, 1874. 10. Welt-Guides. 33,817TuckerNov. 26, 1861. 39,474FolsomAug. 11, 1863. 42,810WalkerMay 17, 1864. 42,846Fo
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.14 (search)
Mobile bay, capturing Fort Morgan, etc., and the Federals held Pensacola, but had made no movement into the interior. The closing scenes. Major-General Maury commanded the Confederate forces garrisoning Mobile and adjacent works, with Commodore Farrand, Confederate Navy, in charge of several armed vessels. Small bodies of troops were stationed at different points through the Department, and Major-General Forrest, with his division of cavalry, was in Northeast Mississippi. Directing thre room for hesitancy. Folly and madness combined would not have justified an attempt to prolong a hopeless contest. General Canby was informed that I desired to meet him for the purpose of negotiating a surrender of my forces, and that Commodore Farrand, commanding the armed vessels in the Alabama river, desired to meet Rear Admiral Thatcher for a similar purpose. Citronville, some forty miles north of Mobile, was the appointed place, and there, in the early days of May, 1865, the great
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.8 (search)
erable help to its completion. It is true that Captain Farrand, who had been run out from Mobile, was sent dow fort during that engagement. After the fight, Captain Farrand reported to Mr. Mallory for the navy, and I, uphey got so near we made a rush for the gun, but Captain Farrand, the naval officer, ordered us not to fire untim not informed as to their names as a whole. Captain Farrand, the naval officer, Captain Drewry, with Lieuteange. As soon as the last boat took position Captain Farrand shouted: As soon as you get a chance fire on th the end of the action, when we were ordered by Captain Farrand to cease firing for half an hour, presumably tolowed more slowly by the Monitor and Galena. Captain Farrand immediately gave the command: Cease firing, butlevation, when after most of the men, including Captain Farrand, had jumped to the top of the parapet to watch he hostile fleet of gunboats. It was true that Captain Farrand, with his professional skill, in giving very pe
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