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Pawnee City (Nebraska, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
ptain Samuel Mercer; Monticello, Commander John P. Gillis; Pawnee, Commander S. C. Rowan; Harriet Lane, Captain John Faunce;the Minnesota following. At the same time the Monticello, Pawnee, Harriet Lane, and the transports, stood in toward a wreckes, was immediately made. The Minnesota, Susquehanna, and Pawnee opened fire at once, the Wabash having towed the Cumberlanhauled off for night with the exception of the Monticello, Pawnee, and Harriet Lane — they being ordered to go in shore and quarter past seven instructed Commanders of Monticello and Pawnee to attend to the troops on the beach, and embark them if thaving the assistance of the Susquehannah, Monticello, and Pawnee under my direction to render every aid, I am in hopes thatsisting of the Minnesota, Wabash, Susquehanna, Cumberland, Pawnee, and Harriet Lane, (other steamers being in company,) took and reluctantly the fleet was withdrawn. The Monticello, Pawnee, and Lane were ordered to remain as near the shore as poss
Providence, R. I. (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
ains at the inlet. In fine, General, I may congratulate you and the country upon a glorious victory in your department, in which we captured more than seven hundred men, twenty-five pieces of artillery, a thousand stand of arms, a large quantity of ordnance stores, provisions, three valuable prizes, two light boats, and four stand of colors, one of which had been presented within a week by the ladies of Newbern, North Carolina, to the North Carolina defenders. By the goodness of that Providence which watches over our nation, no one of the fleet or army was in the least degree injured. The enemy's loss was not officially reported to us, but was ascertained to be twelve or fifteen killed and thirty-five wounded. I enclose herewith the official report of the rebel wounded, by Dr. Wm. M. King, of the United States storeship Supply. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Benj. F. Butler, Major-General United States Army, Com. Volunteers Maj.-Gen. J
Mexico (Mexico, Mexico) (search for this): chapter 8
here have been three months standing in the same relation to the general staff of the army, as, it is notorious, several of our general officers have stood to the staff in Washington Lieut. Sharpe, another prisoner, is a citizen of Norfolk. He, like Mr. Barron, wore the United States naval uniform. Other than these, I believe that none of the prisoners have ever been officers of the regular army or navy establishment, though I believe Major Andrews, and some officers of the line, served in Mexico as private soldiers. The men composing the Seventh regiment North Carolina Volunteers are scarcely equal in appearance to the New York Seventh. They are not well clad. Their physique is not such as would lead one to select them for important duty. Fully one-third, I think, would be rejected in the Federal service, under the standard of surgical examination which now obtains. In intelligence they are greatly inferior to any regiment with which you in New England are familiar. Many of th
Hampton Roads (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
rence to prisoners coming into possession of the navy. After landing them I shall return to Hampton Roads. Respectfully, your obedient servant, S. H. Stringham, Flag-officer Atlantic Blockading eon Welles, Secretary of Navy: sir: I have the honor to inform the Department that I left Hampton Roads August 26, 1861, the earliest moment the weather would permit, with the flag-ship Minnesota, and experienced gentlemen, I feel sure that what I have heard is true. The expedition left Hampton Roads at a few minutes after one o'clock on Monday afternoon, precisely the hour agreed upon threeteras to join the attack, and the Susquehanna, side-wheel steam ship-of-war, then overdue at Hampton Roads, was also under orders to follow as early as possible. The transports conveyed five hundredteras, General Butler and staff took passage on the Minnesota, which led the fleet. We left Hampton Roads at noon on Monday, and on Tuesday afternoon we arrived off Hatteras Inlet, and the Cumberlan
Cape Hatteras (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
elles, Secretary of the Navy : sir: I have the honor to enclose the articles of capitulation agreed upon at the surrender of the forts at the Inlet of Hatteras, North Carolina. If the Department have any orders, I should be pleased to receive them at New York. Respectfully, your obedient servant, S. H. Stringham, Flag-ofilot; light airs from south and east, with a ground swell. Tuesday, 27th--Light airs from south and east, with a heavy ground swell. At half-past 9, A. M., Cape Hatteras light in sight, rounded the shoals off Hatteras, and at five P. M. anchored at the southward of the cape — the squadron in company. Hoisted out the surf-boatsof the blockading squadron had left in the cordon which had been drawn upon the seaward side of Secessia. Hatteras Inlet is something like eighteen miles from Cape Hatteras, and to the southward thereof. It is a narrow gap, with a very intricate channel, through the sand beach which is a sort of natural outwork of the coast of No
Headquarters (Washington, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
ble that in the smaller fort there were two long thirty-twos. As, when he left, great exertions were being made to procure a rifled gun, he deemed it best to consider, if the place was to be attacked, that at least one of those fearful instruments would be found there. He believed that three companies were stationed at the Point. Aside from the facts which I have mentioned, Mr. Campbell did not know of any thing particularly fearful. Upon this information, which was duly reported at Headquarters, but which had become somewhat ancient when the expedition finally sailed, General Scott ordered General Butler, in conjunction with Flag-officer Stringham, to prepare an expedition to attack and take the place, but not to attempt to hold it. The batteries were to be destroyed, and the bulk-head, or narrow neck of channel which connects the inlet with the Albemarle Sound, was to be filled by sinking a wreck. This accomplished, the forces were to return to Old Point Comfort. Information
Bluff Point (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
ty-two-pounders, about half a mile from Fort Hatteras, which secures to us a cross fire upon the bar at the entrance to this inlet. I now consider this inlet secure against any attempt of the enemy to enter it. Our force of men I think rather weak to resist a land attack, in case the enemy should effect a landing in the bight of Hatteras. If we had three or four additional companies here, I should feel quite safe even in that event. As I have before remarked, this inlet is the key to Albemarle Sound, and it cannot be too strictly guarded. We are certainly under the espionage of the United States steamers, as they are seen every day or two in the offing, although they keep without the range of our guns. If I had reecived the ten-inch Columbiads, we could have damaged them some on their last visit, three days since. We now have two privateers in this harbor, besides the war steamers Winslow, the Gordon, of Charleston, Captain Lockwood, armed with three guns, a fine large steamer
Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
and anchorage in all weathers. From there the whole coast of Virginia and North Carolina, from Norfolk to Cape Lookout, is within our reach, by light draft vessels, which cannot possibly live at seaer of secessionists — prisoners of war — who had been sent to Old Point Comfort on their way to Norfolk, were detained a week lest they should communicate some information on the subject, while our oofficers have stood to the staff in Washington Lieut. Sharpe, another prisoner, is a citizen of Norfolk. He, like Mr. Barron, wore the United States naval uniform. Other than these, I believe that he commanding officer; but the ordnance department writes him that all the heavy guns stolen at Norfolk have been taken elsewhere. But the guns — such as they were — did not get the range to be expeat Ocracoke in an hour. It is the key to the whole North Carolina coast; it is the backdoor to Norfolk and to Richmond. Action of the troops on shore. United States ship Minnesota, Septemb
Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
thousand stand of arms. At any rate, whether the incident has any peculiar significance or not, let me say that the negroes worked well — never better — and they evidently enjoyed the business. And another lesson, as if to prove that this is no sectional war, no contest for subjugation: I see in the bow of the vessel, commanding his division — no fire more rapid than his — no aim more deadly — the stalwart form of a noble Kentuckian; and I know that elsewhere in the fleet, Virginia and Maryland are represented by their sons, bravely battling for the Union. Who are fighting for their home?--those who, under the banners of the usurpers, are disputing the authority of the best government the world ever saw, or those who are fighting for their homes as they were? A noticeable incident happened on the gun-deck. A sponger dropped his sponge overboard. Before the officer of the deck could utter a word of reproach, the man had jumped overboard, got back somehow mysteriously throu
Clark (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Captain John Marston, in tow, led in toward Fort Clark, the Minnesota following. At the same time . At two P. M. American flag displayed from Fort Clark by our pickets, who were in possession. Ad these were discovered in the out-houses of Fort Clark the day of the evacuation of that work. I uith you in the reduction of Forts Hatteras and Clark, and the capture of the forces employed in theting bad weather,) we designed an assault on Fort Clark, three-quarters of a mile distant from Fort is sent from the bow, and explodes just over Fort Clark. We pass inside of the other vessels, nearluess, but we had seen a party march out from Fort Clark early in the action, apparently for the purps moment the flags of both Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark were hauled down; a considerable body of our us. Our friends had meantime withdrawn from Fort Clark to a safer locality. Darkness began to coly the whole time the vessels kept firing on Fort Clark, and at this time the Susquehanna, which had[27 more...]
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