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1864 Report Secretary of Navy in Relation to Armored Vessels, history, Civil War Era.
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LIST OF PAPERS
INTRODUCTION.
From Report of Secretary of Navy, July 4, 1861 1
Act of Congress authorizing the construction of iron-clads I
Copy of advertisement calling for plans and specifications 2
Order convening a board to examine plans for building iron-clads 2
Report of board to examine plans of iron-clads, under act of August 3, 1861 3
From the Report of the Secretary of the Navy, December 2, 1861 7
From the Report of the Secretary of the Navy, December 1, 1862 8
From the Report of the Secretary of the Navy, December?, 1863 10
Ericsson's inception of Monitor vessels 12
Letter from Mr. Ericsson relative to contract for Monitor 14
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
Arrival of the Monitor at Hampton Roads 14
Assistant Secretary Fox's telegram of the action at Hampton Roads 14
Assistant Secretary G. V. Fox's telegram to General McCleUan relative to the fight at
Hampton Roads 15
Major General Wool's telegram relative to condition of affairs in Hampton Roads 15
The President directs that the Monitor shall not go unattended to Norfolk 15
Captain John Marston's report of the attack of the Merrimack 16
Captain Van Brunt's account of the Minnesota's engagement with the Merrimack 17
Captain Purviance's report of the Merrimack's attack 19
Chief Engineer Stimers's report 20
Passage of the Monitor from New York to Hampton Roads 21
Flag-Officer Goldsborough reports sending three vessels up James river, and shelling
Sewall's Point, May 8, 1862 21
Flag-Officer Goldsborough to the President of the United States 22
Flag-Officer Goldsborough reports destruction of the Merrimack 23
Flag-Officer Goldsborough encloses reports of engagement with fort on Dmry's Bluff. 24
Lieutenant Commander Jeffers's report relative to the Monitor 27
Passage of the New Ironsides to Hampton Roads 30
Passage of the Passaic from Washington to Hampton Roads 31
Passage of the Passaic from Hampton Roads to Beaufort 32
Loss of the Monitor —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral S. P. Lee 35
Additional report of Acting Kear-Admiral S. P. Lee 35
Report of Commander J. P. Bankhead 37
Report of Second Assistant Engineer Joseph "Watterfl 40
The boilers and hull of the Galena 41
The Weehawken in a gale - , 42
Detailed report of the passage of the Weehawken to Hampton Roads 42
Extracts from private letters of John Rodgers relative to first trip of the Weehawken. 45
Passage of the Moutauk to Beaufort 46
Preparations for passage of Montauk from Beaufort to Port Royal 48
Passage of the Nahant to Port Royal 49
Passage of the Roanoke to Hampton Roads 49
Report of Captain G. Gansevoort of a joint reconnoissance up James river 50
SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADEON.
First instructions for the capture of Charleston 51
Rear-Admiral DuPont desires the Ironsides 52
Second instructions for the capture of Charleston 52
Transmits information relative to the harbor, &c., of Little rirer 53
Rear- Admiral DuPont's views upon the contemplated attack on Charleston 53
Department's letter advising Rear-Admiial DuPont to abandon the attack on Charleston if the number of iron-clads is insufficient 53
Department's letter relative to movements of iron-clads - -- 54
The department informs Rear-Admiral DuPont that two more iron-clads will be added to his squadron
Rear-Admiral DuPont directed to send iron-clads to Mobile . — 55
First attack on Fort Sumter —
Report of Rear-Admiral S. P. DuPont 55
Report of casualties on the Keokuk 56
Report of casualties on the Nahant 56
Detailed report of Admiral S. F. DuPont 57
Order of battle and plan of attack 60
Report of Captain P, Drajrton - 61
Report of Captain John Rodgers w 63
Report of Captain John L. Worden 64
Report of Lieutenant Commander C. H. Cushman 65
Report of Commander Daniel Ammen GG
Report of Commander George W. Rodgers W
Report of Commander D. McN. Fairfax 6^
Report of Lieutenant Commander L. A. Beardslee 69
Report of Senior Engineer George H. White - 70
Report of Commander John Downes 72
Report of Commander A. C. Rhind 73
Report of expenditure of ammunition, &c - 75
Report of Captain T. Turner 76
Letter to Rear-Admiral DuPont by the Secretary of the Navy 77
Instructions of the President 77
Further Instructions of the President 78
Letter from Rear-Admiral DuPont 78
Chief Engineer Stimers's report of damages to the iron-clads 80
Telegrams of Assistant Secretary G. V. Fox relative to supposed preliminary attack upon Fort Sumter 82
Order to send Passaic to Now York 82
Directing the Passaic to touch at Hampton Eoads 83
Order for board of experts on damages to the Passaic , 83
Report of board 83
Extract from a letter relative to the effect of the bombardment of Fort Sumter 85
Necessary for New Ironsides to remain at Charleston 85
Effect of shots upon Sumter 86
Statement of commanders of Monitors relative to first attack on Charleston 87
Rear-Admiral DuPont's reviews on the article in the Baltimore American 90
Letter of Secretary of the Navy to Rear-Admiral DuPont in reply to dispatch of April 22, 1863 96
Rear-Admiral DuPont relative to failure to renew attack, being a reply to letter of the
Secretary of Navy of May 15, 1863 97
Letter of Secretary of Navy to rear-Admiral DuPont relative to first attack on Charleston 99
Reply of Rear-Admiral DuPont to department's letter of May 14, 1863 101
The Secretary of the Navy to Rear-Admiral DuPont -- 106
Inquiry relative to the guns of the Keokuk 107
Rear Admiral DuPont relative to loss of the guns of the Keokuk 107
The Secretary of the Navy to Rear-Admiral DuPont relative to the guns of the Keokuk 107
Rear-Admiral DuPont relative to loss of guns of the Keokuk 108
Opinion of Rear-Admiral DuPont relative to the qualities of the Monitors for blockading duty off Charleston 108
Opinions of commanding officers of the Monitors 109
Major General Hunter to the President relative to Rear-Admiral DuPont's refusal to co-operate 110
Letter relieving Rear-Admiral DuPont iiom the command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron , 112
General Gilhnore requesting the co-operation of Rear-Admual DuPont 1 12
Rear-Admiral DuPont directed to co-operate with General Gillmore 113
General Gillmore states that operations are delayed for want of Rear-Admiral DuPont's co-operation 113
Congratulating Rear-Admiral DuPont upon his arrival home 113
Rear-Admiral Dahlgren to command the South Atlantic Squadron 114
Rear-Admiral DuPont prefers charges against Chief Engineer Stimers 114
Passage of the New Ironsides from Hampton Eoads to Port Royal 170
Passage of Passaic and Montauk to Port Royal 172
Attack upon rebel fort at Genesis Point, Great Ogeechee river —
Report of Rear- Admiral DuPont 174
Report of Commander John L. "Worden 175
Attack on the battery on the Ogeechee river, &c. —
Report of Rear- Admiral DuPont .., 176
Report of Commander John L. "Worden 176
Report of Captain P. Drayton 177
Arrival of the Weehawken at Port Royal 177
Report of survey, &c., on the Weehawken 178
Passage of Patapsco to Port Royal 180
Effects of shot on the Montauk 181
Passage of Nahaut to Port Royal 182
Relative to testing the Monitor vessels 183
Destructiom of the privateer Nashville —
Report of Rear-Admiral DnPont 184
Report of Commander John Ii. Worden 1B4
Attack on Fort McAllister —
Report of Rear-Admiral DuPont 185
Report of Captain P. Drayton 186
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. N. Miller 188
Report of Commander D. Ammen 189
Report of Captain J. Downes 190
Arrival of the CatskiU at Port Royal 191
Chief Engineer Stimers coming north to report 191
Report of survey on the Montauk 192
Arrival of the Nantucket at Port Royal 193
Requesting commanding officers of iron-clads to make suggestions relative to their improvement 193
Passage of the Keokuk to Port Royal 194
Calling attention to request for report upon improvement of iron-clads 194
Irqury to turret of the Nahant -... 195
Eelative to forwarding suggestions of officers commanding iron-claijs 195
Telegraphic report of the capture of the Atlanta . 198
Capture of rebel iron-clad steamer Atlanta —
Report of Rear- Admiral DuPont , 198
Report of Captain John Rodgers - 200
Capture of rebel iron-clad steamer Atlanta — Continued,
Sketch of the Atlanta 202-'3
Report of Commander John Downes -
Report of suirvey on the hull,
Report of survey on the clothing, small stores, &c ^^
Appraisal of equipments and inventory of ordnance, &c *1"
Inventory of carpenter's, sailmaker's, boatswain's, and master's stores 212
Congratulatory letter to Captain John Rodgers 213
Congratulatory letter to Rear- Admiral DuPont 215
Report of survey on turret of Patapsco 215
Occupation of Morris island — operations of the iron-clads —
Report of Rear- Admiral J. A. Dahlgren 2W
General Order of Rear- Admiral Dahlgren 218
Report of Commander Geo. "W. Rodgers "^
Report of Lieutenant Commander F. M. Bunce 220
The Monitors inside the bar — attack on Fort Wagner delayed —
Report of Rear- Admiral Dahlgren - 22l
Combined attack on Fort Wagner —
Report of Rear- Admiral Dahlgren 221
Report of Commander Geo. "W. Rodgers 223
Attack on Fort Wagner —
Report of Rear- Admiral Dahlgren 223
Additional reports of Rear- Admiral Dahlgren 234
Attack upon Forts Wagner and Sumter —
Report of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren 224
Letter, with notes of Flag-Lieutenant M. Forrest 226
Report of Lieutenant Commander C. C. Carpenter 227
Report of casualties on the Catskill - 228
Report of Commander F, A. Parker 228
Report of Captain S. C. Rowan 228
Report of injuries sustained by the New Ironsides 229
Engagement with Fort Sumter —
Report of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren 239
Notes taken by Flag-Lieutenant M. Forrest 230
Engagement with Forts Moultrie and Sumter —
Report of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren 231
Evacuation of Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg —
Report of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren 233
Engagement with the forts in Charleston harbor —
Report of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren ^ 233
Report of Commander E. R. Colhoun 234
Report of casualties on the Weehawken 235
Additional reports relative to the attack upon the forts on the 8th of September 236
Injuries to the Monitors 239
Services of the New Ironsides against the defences of Charleston —
Report of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren 239
Report of Captain S. 0. Rowan
Report of casualties on the New Ironsides 240
Report of Executive Officer H. B. Robeson 241
Part taken by the Patapsco in the attack at Charleston 241
Reports from officers commanding Monitors in South Atlantic Blockading Squadron relative to their condition 243
Injuries, &c., received by the Weehawken 251
Operations of the Nantucket at Charleston 252
Report of injury to the turret of the Passaic 253
Repairs needed on the Nahant 254
Part taken by the Passaic in the attack at Charleston 254
Suggestions of Lieutenant Commander Simpson relative to the Monitors 256
Rear-Admiral DuPont's vindication of himself 260
Secretary of the Navy in reply to Rear-Admiral DuPont's letter. . .1 263
Journal of Surgeon Marius Duval 273
Operations of the Patapsco against Fort Sumter 279
Operations of the Lehigh against Fort Sumter 280
Rear-Admiral Dahlgreu's report of operations against Fort Sumter 281
Trial of a torpedo 283
Repairs made on the Passaic 284
Ammunition expended by the Patapsco 286
Engagement of the Lehigh with the enemy whUe aground - 286
Opinion of Acting Assistant Inspector Hughes on various points 289
Weekly report of the condition of the Monitors 290
Safety on southern coast depends upon the Ironsides and the Monitors 297
Sinking of the Weehawken 297
WESTERN GULF SQUADRON.
Engagements with the ram Arkansas —
Report of Plag-Officer Farragut 343
Report of Lieutenant Commanding Lowiy 343
Destruction of the Arkansas 344
Report of Commander W. D. Porter 345
Additional reports of Flag-Officer Parragut 346
Attempt to blow up the Essex with a torpedo —
Report of Commander Caldwell 348
Report of Commander Townsend 349
MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON.
Report of Commander Walke of the part taken by the Mound City in the battle of
Belmont, Kentucky 350
Telegram from Flag-OfScer Foote 351
Letter from Flag-Officer Foote enclosing report of Commander W. D. Porter 352
Flag-Officer Foote's report of attack on Fort Henry, February 6, 1862 353
Report of part taken by the Caroudelet in capture of Fort Henry - 354
Report of Lieutenant Commanding S. L. Phelps of attack on Fort Henry 355
Letter from Flag-Officer Foote forwarding report of Lieutenant Commanding Phelps of operations on the Tennessee river 356
Flag-Officer Foote's report of attack on Fort Donelson, Feb. 14, with list of casualties 359
Report of part taken by the Carondelet in attack on Fort Donelson 360
Flag-Officer Foote leaves for Clarksville, &c. —
Report of Flag-Offlcer Foote 361
Report of Commander "Walke 362
Report of Commander Dove 362
Flag-Officer Foot's contemplated recognessance to Columbus, &c 363
Result of the recognessance to Columbus 365
Lieutenant Commanding Bryant reports his arrival at Nashville 366
Flag-Officer Foote encloses reports of Lieutenants Commanding Gwiu and Shirk of attack on Pittsburg, Tennessee - 366
Flag-Officer Foote's report of the fall of Columbus 369
Flag-Officer Foote forwards report of Lieutenant Commanding Gwin communicating important information 371
Flag-Officer Foote's report of engagement with five rebel forts below Columbus, Kentucky 372
Lieutenant Commanding Gwin's report of reconnoissance to Chickasaw, Alabama — 373
Lieutenant Commanding Shirk's report of proceedings, March 15, 1862 374
CApture of Island No. 10
Reports of Flag-Officer Foote 375
Report of casualties on the St. Louis 376
Letter from General Halleck to riat-OfficerToote 379
Letter from General Strong to Plag-Officer Foote 379
Letter from Flag-Officer Foote to General Halleck 380
Letter from Flag Officer Foote, enclosing report of Colonel Koberts 381
Instructions to Commander Walke 383
Letter from General Pope to Flag-Officer Foote 384
Letter from Flag-Officer Foote to General Pope 385
Report of passage of rebel battetles by the Carondelet 386
Engagement of the Carondelet and Pittsburg with the rebels near New Madrid —
Report of Flag-Officer Foote 399
Report of Commander Walke 390
Report of Lieutenant Commanding Gwin 391
Report of Lieutenant Commanding Sliirk 392
Thanks of the department to certain officers 933
Lieutenant Commanding "William Gwin's report of the destruction of the trestle-work of the Memphis and Charleston railroad 394
Flag-Officer Foote reports his departure for New Madrid 394
Flag-Officer Foote's report of operations off Fort Pillow 395
Flag-Officer Davis's report of action near Fort Pillow 398
Flag-Officer Davis's report of action with rebel gunboats near Fort Pillow 398
Flag-Officer Davis's report of the surrender of Memphis 399
Flag-Officer Davis encloses report of action at St. Charles 402
Arrival of the rebel ram Arkansas under the guns of Vicksburg 406
Attack on the upper batteries at Vicksburg and the ram Arkansas —
Report of Flag-Officer Davis., j 407
Report of Commander "W. D. Porter 408
Flag-Officer Davis reports his departure for Yazoo river. 409
Captain Pennock's report of expedition up the Ohio river 410
Capture of the rebel transport Fairplay, &c 412
Lieutenant Commanding Phelps's report of the action at Bolivar, Mississippi 412
Loss of the Cairo —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral D. D. Porter 413
Report of Captain "Walker 413
Report of Lieutenant Commander Selfridge 414
Detailed report of Acting Rear- Admiral D. D Porter 416
Instructions to Captain Walke 417
Engagement with Yazoo batteries — co-operation with General Sherman against Vicksburg —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter .' 418
Detailed report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 419
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter relative to General Sherman's assault 423
Position of affairs at Vicksburg —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 423
Additional report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 424
Services of the ram fleet on the Yazoo river —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter -494
Capture of Arkansas Post —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 425
Detailed report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter , 425
Casualties on tbe Louiaville -.,.,..,., , 427
Report of Lieutenant Commander Shirk .,. ,. 428
Report of Lieutenant Commander Walker 409
Casualties on the Baron de Kalb 428
Report of Lieutenant Commanding Baohe 429
Iiiflt of rebel officers captured at Arkansas boat - 429
Acting Rear-Admiral Porter's report commendatory of the officers, &c 430
Sketch of Fort Hindman 432-3
Evacuation of St. Charles, on the White river —
Report of Acting Hear- Admiral Porter - 434
Report of Lieutenant Commander "Walker 434
Bhming of the steamers Jacob Mussbrain and Grampus-
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 435
Report of Lieutenant Commander Bishop 435
Expedition up the White river —
Reports of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 436
Reports of Lieutenant Commander Walker 436
Expedition up the Cumberland river —
Report of Captain Pennock 438
Report of Lieutenant Commander Phelps 439
Telegram of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Pitch 440
Passage of the Vicksburg batteries by the Queen of the West —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 440
Orders to Colonel Ellet 441
Report of Colonel Ellet 441
Letter of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter. 443
Additional repbrt of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 443
Instructions to Colonel Ellet 443
Additional report of Colonel Ellet 444
Approaches and defences of Yicksburg —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter -. 446
Attack on Dover, Tennessee —
Map of Vicksburg and vicinity 449
Report of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch 450
Passage of the Vicksburg batteries by the Indianola —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 451
Instructions to Lieutenant Commander George Brown 451
Report of Lieutenant Commander George Brown 452
Loss of the United States Steamer Glide-^ —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter -.... 454
Report of Captain Pennock 454
Report of Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Woodworth 454
Capture of the Queen of the West —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 455
Additional report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 456
Report of Colonel Ellet 456
List of prisoners captured the Queen of the West 459
Capture of the Indianola —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 459
Report of Lieutenant Commander George Brown 460
Expedition through Steel's bayou and Deer creek —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 462
Additional xeport of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter.- 466
Yazoo Pass expedition —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 467
Report of Lieutenant Commander Watson Smith 468
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. P. Poster 469
Report of casualties on the Chillicothe 470
Report of casualties on the Rattler 471
Extract from report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 473
Additional report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 472
Additional report of Lieutenant Commander Foster 472
Map of the operations of the expedition 474
Map showing the route of the expedition, (facing 475.)
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. G.Walker 475
Sinking of the Lancaster and Switzerland —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 475
Letter of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter to General A. W. BUet 476
Sinking of the Lancaster and Switzerland — Continued. '
Report of General A. "W". Ellet 476
Letters from Rear- Admiral Farragut to Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 477
Extract from despatch of Rear- Admiral Porter X 478
Selfridge's cut-off —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 478
Report of Lieutenant Commanding T. O. Selfridge 479
Passage of the Vicksburg batteries by Acting Rear-Admiral Porter with his fleert —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 480
Map of " Selfridge's cut-off." 481
Detailed report of Acting Rear-Admii-al Porter 482
Instructions to commanders of vessels 483
Report of Captain "Walke 484
Report of Acting Lieutenant "Woodworth 485
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. A. Greer 485
Report of casualties on the Benton 486
Report of Lieutenant Commander E. K. Owen 486
Report of Lieutenant Commander Shirk 487
Report of Lieutenant Commander Wilson 488
Report of casualties on the Mound City " 489
Report of Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Hoel 489
Report of Acting Lieutenant J. McLeod Murphy 489
Casualties in the squadron 490
Report of Lieutenant Commander K. R. Breese 490
Operations at Grand Gulf —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 491
Capture of the batteries at Grand Gulf —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter J'. 493
Report of Captain Walke 493
Reports of Lieutenant Commander J. A. Greer' 494
Casualties on the Benton 496
Report of Lieutenant Commander E. K. Owen 496
Report of Lieutenant Commander Shirk 497
Casualties on the Tuecumbia 4^
Report of Lieutenant Commander Wilson 499
Report of Acting Lieutenant J. McLeod Murphy 499
Report of Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Hoel 5OO
Casualties on the Pittsburg 5qj^
Additional report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 501
Plan of the batteries at Grand Gulf, (facing 502.)
Capture of Forts De Eussy, Eed river, and Alexandria, Louisiana —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 5Q2
Destruction of Fort De Russy, &c 503
Plan of Fort De Russy eq4
Feigned attack on Haines's Bluff —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter , 505
Report of Lieutenant Commander K. R. Breese 506
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. G. Walker 5O7
Report of Lieutenant Commander F, M. Ramaay cqo
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. M. Pritchott 509
Operations on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers —
Reports of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch 509
Destruction of a water battery at Warrenton —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter g-,^
Destruction of the fortifications at Haines's Bluff —
Report of Acting Roar- Admiral Porter -,^
Sketch of fortifications at I-Ialnes's Bluff, (facing 514.)
Attack on the Vicksburg batteries —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter
Letter of General Arthur to Acting Rear- Admiral Porter
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. A. Greer
Report of Lieutenant Commander B, Wilaon, 51
Attack on the Vicksburg batteries — Continued,
Report of Acting Ensign Coleman
Casualties on the Mound City.-
Report of Commander Woodworth 520
Additional report of Lieutenant Commander Greer 521
Additional report of Lieutenant Commander Wilson 521
Report of Acting Lieutenant J. McLeod Murphy 522
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter relative to the Tuscumbia 522
Expedition up the Yazoo river —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 323
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. G-. Walker 524
Lieutenant Commander Phelps's operations on the Tennessee river 525
Loss of the Cincinnati —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 526
Letter of Major General Sherman 526
Report of Lieutenant Commander G. M. Bache 527
Additional report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 528
Additional report of Lieutenant Commander Bache 528
Letter from Major General Sherman 529
Letter of thanks from Secretary of the Navy to Lieutenant Commander Bache 530
Expedition up the Yazoo river —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 530
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. G. Walker _ 531
Siege of Vicksburg, and co-operation of the navy with the army —
Reports of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 532
Report of Commander Woodworth 533
Report of Lieutenant Commander Greer 534
Report of Lieutenant Commander Wilson 534
Surrender of Vicksburg —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 535
Detailed report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 537
Letter from Major General Herron to Admiral Porter 540
Letter from Major General Herron to Lieutenant Commander Greer 540
Report of Lieutenant Commanding Selfridge 541
Letter from Major General Sherman to Admiral Porter 541
Congratulatory letter to Rear-Admiral Porter 542
Engagement at Milliken's Bend —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter . 543
Report of Lieutenant Commander Ramsay 544
Movements of the gunboat fleet on the Tennessee river —
Report of Lieutenant Commander S. L. Phelps 545
Engagement at Richmond, Louisiana —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 546
Report of Brigadier General Bllet 546
Movements of the Marine Brigade from April 5 to May 29, 1863—
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 547
Report of Brigadier General EUet 547
Action at Cerro Gorda —
Report of Acting Ensign W. C. Hanford 549
Attack on black troops at Goodrich's Landing —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 55o
Report of Brigadier General EUet 551
Rebel attack on Helena, Arkansas —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 553
Report of Lieutenant Commander Pritchett 554
Additional report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 554
Report of Lieutenant Commander Phelps 554
Letter from Major General Prentiss 555
Congratulatory letter to Lieutenant Commander Pritchett 556
Expedition to Yazoo city —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter 556
XVI LIST OF PAPERS,
Expedition into Red river region —
Report of Acting Hear- Admiral Porter -- ..,..^.-.... ¦-. 557
Destruction of steam foundry in Vicksburg —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 558
Report of Brigadier General EUet 539
Report of Captain Groshon, of the Marine Brigade -. 559
Loss of the United States steamer Baron de Kalb —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 560
Expedition to recover the Baron de Kalb 561
Engagement at Providence —
Report of Lieutenant Commander "Wilson ,,- 563
Raising of the Cincinnati —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 56*
Morgan's raid into Indiana — ¦
Report of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch 563
Complimentary lettera from Genei'ala Burnaide and Cox 564
Congratulatory letter to Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch 565
Expedition up the White river —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter ....„..., -.. 565
Report of Lieutenant Commander Bache „., 566
Report of Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Langthome - 567
Affairs on the Red river —
Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Porter _,.... 588
Expedition to Red river —
Report of Acting Rear- Admiral Porter 568
Report of Acting Chief Engineer Doughty 569
Attack upon General Dana at Morganzia —
Report of Lieutenant Commander J. P, Foster 570
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.
Rear-Admiral Goldsborough's opinion of iron-clads 571
Rear- Admiral Dahlgieu's opinion of the Monitors • 579
Rear-Admiral Porter's views upon iron-clads 588
Commander Jolin Eodgers's opinion of iron-clads 592
Brigadier Greneral Barnard's opinion of turreted vessels 594
Letter from Governor Morgan to the President, asking that an iron-clad he stationed in New York harbor 595
Memorial from Boston Board of Trade asking that the Nahant may remain at Boston.. 596
Letter of Governor Morgan relative to defence of New York harbor 597
Memorial from Boston Marine Society relative to the defenceless condition of Boston harbor 598
Telegram from Governor Morgan and Collector Barney 598
Mr. Ericsson on improvements in the Monitors 599
Rear-Admiral Gregory relative to gutta-percha life-rafts „ 599
Mr. Ericsson in reference to construction of Monitors 600
Trial of the Nantucket .' gQ2
Captain Ericsson upon speed and seaworthiness of the Monitors 603
Major General Wool anxious the Eoanoke should remain in New York harbor 604
Mayor Opdyke desires the Eoanoke to remain at New York 6O4
Governor Morgan requests that the sailing orders of the Eoanoke be countermanded.. 604
General Wool urges retention of the Eoanoke g04
Leak in the Sangamon g()5
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