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IX.—names of vessels, officers commanding them, and armaments in the attack of the Defences on Roanoke Island, February 7 and 8, 1860, and operations following at Elizabeth City and Newbern in which many of these vessels were engaged.

Name of vessel.Commanders of vessels.Armament.
Stars and StripesLieut.-Commanding Reed Werden4 Viii-in., 1 30-pdr. rifle.
LouisianaLieut.-Commanding Alex. Murray1 Viii-in., 3 32-pdrs., 1 12-pdr., rifled.
HetzelLieut.-Commanding H. K. Davenport1 IX-in., 1 80-pdr., rifled.
DelawareLieut.-Commanding L. P. Quackenbush1 IX-in., 1 32.pdr., 1 12-pdr., rifled.
Commodore PerryLieut.-Commanding C. W. Flusser1 100-pdr., 4 IX-in., 1 12-pdr., rifled.
Valley CityLieut.-Commanding A. O. Chaplin4 32-pdn., 1 12-pdr., rifled.
UnderwriterLieut.-Commanding W. N. Jeffers1 Viii-in., 1 80-pdr., rifled; 1 12-pdr., rifled.
Commodore Barney.Lieut.-Commanding K. T. Benshaw.4 IX-in., 1 32-pdr., 1 12-pdr., rifled.
HunchbackLieut.-Commanding B. R. Colhoun3 IX-in., 1 100-pdr., rifled.
SouthfieldLieut.-Commanding C. F. W. Behm.3 IX-in., 1 100-pdr., rifled.
MorseActing-Master Peter Hayes2 IX-in.
BrinckerActing-Master J. E. Giddings1 30-pdr., rifled.
LockwoodActing-Master G. W. Graves1 80-pdr., rifled, 1 12-pdr rifled.
WhiteheadActing-Master French1 IX-in.
SeymourActing-Master Wells1 30-pdr., 1 12-pdr., rifled.
CeresActing-Master McDiarmid1 30-pdr., rifled ; 1 32-pdr.
PutnamActing-Master Hotchkiss1 20-pdr., rifled.
ShawshenActing-Master Woodward2 20-pdrs, rifled.
GraniteMaster's Mate Boomer1 32-pdr.

X.—Names of commanding officers and the batteries of vessels that engaged the ram Albemarle, May 5, 1864.

Mattabesett, flag-ship of Captain Melancton Smith, commanded by Commander John C. Febiger. Battery: 2 100-pounder Parrott rifles, expended 27 solid shot; 4 Ix-inch Dahlgrens, expended 23 solid shot; 4 24-pounder howitzers, expended 1 shrapnel; 2 12-pounder howitzers, expended 1 shell. Casualties, 3 killed, 5 wounded.

Sassacus, Commander F. A. Roe. Battery : 2 100-pounder Parrott rifles; 4 Ix-inch Dahlgrens; 2 24-pounder howitzers; 2 20-pounder howitzers; 2 12-pounder howitzers; expenditure not given. Casualties, 1 killed, 19 wounded.

Wyalusing, Commander W. W. Queen. Battery : 2 100-pounder Parrott rifles, expended 47 solid shot, 28 shell; 4 Ix-inch Dahlgrens, expended 37 solid shot, 33 shell; 2 24-ponnder howitzers, expended 27 shrapnel, 18 shell; 2 12-pounder howitzers (one rifled). Casualties, 1 killed.

Miami, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Charles A. French. Battery: 1100-pounder Parrott rifle, expended 41 solid shot; 6 Ix-inch Dahlgrens, expended 76 solid shot; 1 24-ponnder howitzer.

Whitehead, Acting Ensign G. W. Barrett. Battery: 1100-pounder Parrott rifle, expended 17 solid shot; 8 24-pounder howitzers.

Commodore Hull, Acting Master Francis Josselyn. Battery: 230-pounder Parott rifles, expended 60 shell; 4 24-pounder howitzers, expended 24 shell.

Ceres, Acting Master H. H. Foster. Battery: 2 20 pounder Parrott rifles (pivot).

Atlanta, Ga. 1899.

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