Annual Report of the Secretary of the NavyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1864 |
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Acting Ensign Acting Master Acting Master's Mate Acting Rear-Admiral S. P. Acting Volunteer Lieutenant action Alabama anchor army arrived Assistant Engineer attack battery boats Captain Semmes captured Charleston Cherbourg Colonel Com'dg Commanding N. A. B. Squadron Commodore creek deck Deerhound despatch destroyed enclose enemy enemy's engagement expedition flag fleet force Fort Morgan GIDEON gunboats guns honor to report howitzer hundred inlet instant iron-clads J. A. DAHLGREN James River John Kearsarge killed landing landsman Lieutenant Commander Master's Mate MELANCTON SMITH miles MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON Mobile Bay monitors morning Morris Island naval Navy night o'clock obedient servant ordinary seaman passed port prisoners proceeded Rear-Admiral S. P. Lee Report of Acting Report of Commander Report of Lieutenant Report of Rear-Admiral respectfully returned rifle Roanoke river schooner Secretary sent shell ship Shokokon shore shot signal starboard steam struck Surgeon torpedo troops UNITED STATES STEAMER vessel William wounded yards
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Page 346 - GENERAL : In compliance with your request, I have the honor to submit the...
Page 628 - SIR : I have the honor to enclose a copy of a letter received from Hon.
Page 515 - I jumped on a horse and rode up to where the upper vessels were anchored, and ordered the Lexington to pass the upper falls if possible, and immediately attempt to go through the dam. I thought I might be able to save the four vessels below, not knowing whether the persons employed on the work would ever have the heart to renew their enterprise. The Lexington succeeded in getting over the upper falls just in time, the water rapidly falling as she was passing over.
Page 515 - I have the honor to report my arrival at this place on the 1st instant, with ten of my party.
Page 607 - I cannot deny myself the pleasure of saying that Mr. Kell, my first lieutenant, deserves great credit for the fine condition in which the ship went into action, with regard to her battery, magazine and shell-rooms, and that he rendered me great assistance, by his coolness, and judgment, as the fight proceeded.
Page 440 - ... it will only require sufficient power to keep the crippled vessels in the channel. Vessels that can must place guns upon the poop and topgallant forecastle and in the tops on the starboard side. Should the enemy fire grape, they will remove the men from the topgallant forecastle and poop to the guns below until out of grape range. The howitzers must keep up a constant fire from the time they can reach with shrapnel until out of its range.
Page 393 - Jouett throughout merit high praise ; his whole conduct was worthy of his reputation. In this connection, I must not omit to call the attention of the Department to the conduct of Acting Ensign Henry C. Nields, of the Metacomet, who had charge of the boat sent from that vessel when the Tecumseh sunk.
Page 609 - DEAR SIR : I received from Captain Semmes at Southampton, where I had the pleasure to see you yesterday, a full report of the efficient service rendered under your orders by the officers and crew of your yacht, the Deerhound, in rescuing him, with thirteen of his officers and twenty-seven of his crew, from their impending fate, after the loss of his ship. " Captain Semmes reports that, finding the Alabama actually sinking, he had barely...
Page 515 - falls " are about a mile in length, filled with rugged rocks, over which, at the present stage of water, it seemed to be impossible to make a channel. The work was commenced by running out from the left bank of the river a...
Page 504 - Black rivers, destroying bridges and stores, and endeavoring to destroy 8,000 cattle collected at Sicily island. The Mississippi river is very quiet, and the rebels retreated into the interior on hearing of the advance of the gunboats. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, DAVID D. PORTER, Rear-Admiral. Hon. GIDEON WELLES, * Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC CAPTURE OF SIMMSPORT AND FORT DE RUSSY.