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- Buck Lawler on 26 March 1865: “We had a small fight at Petersburg yesterday”
- Todd Kesselring on 31 March 1865: “There would probably be no difficulty is getting the men to volunteer into this service but the difficulty is to procure the horses”
- Todd Kesselring on 31 March 1865: “There would probably be no difficulty is getting the men to volunteer into this service but the difficulty is to procure the horses”
- Buck Lawler on 24 March 1865: “No matter if our country goes down tomorrow Lees name will stand first upon the pinnacle of fame, as the greatest of commanders living or dead.”
- Todd Kesselring on 22 March 1865: “I have just returned safe & sound from an expedition to Bentonville against Sherman”
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12 June 1864: “I am, with the assistance of an engineer officer, Lieutenant [W. R.] King, of the Army, placing torpedoes in the Roanoke River, to be exploded by friction matches.”
Item description: A report from acting Rear Admiral Samuel P. Lee concerning “the placing and trial of torpedoes for defense against the C. S. ram Albemarle.” Item transcription: Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Lee, U. S. Navy, transmitting a report regarding … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Albemarle Sound, batteries, Confederate Navy, CSS Albemarle, Gideon Welles, Melancton Smith, naval, naval operations, reports, Roanoke River, S.P. Lee, submarines, torpedo, United States Navy
Comments Off on 12 June 1864: “I am, with the assistance of an engineer officer, Lieutenant [W. R.] King, of the Army, placing torpedoes in the Roanoke River, to be exploded by friction matches.”
29 May 1864: “One colored regiment at each place to hold against great odds these important positions, which the army is fortifying.”
Item description: Sent from Acting Rear-Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee to Gideon Welles, who was U. S. Secretary of Navy, this telegram discusses military movements in the Fort Powhatan and Wilson’s Wharf region of Virginia, especially that of African American Union … Continue reading
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Tagged African American regiments, African American soldiers, artillery, Fort Monroe, Fort Powhatan, General Edward A. Wild, Gideon Welles, Gunboats, James River, naval operations, S.P. Lee, United States Navy, US Navy, Virginia, Wilson's Wharf
Comments Off on 29 May 1864: “One colored regiment at each place to hold against great odds these important positions, which the army is fortifying.”
11 January 1864: “At daylight this morning a steamer was seen beached and burning one mile west of this inlet.”
Item Description: Report by Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee, United States Navy, to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, concerning the destruction of the Ranger, a blockade runner, near Lockwoods Folly Inlet, North Carolina. Item Citation: Destruction of blockade-runners. [New … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged blockade, blockade running, Gideon Welles, Lockwoods Folly Inlet, naval operations, North Carolina, Ranger, reports, S.P. Lee, United States Navy
Comments Off on 11 January 1864: “At daylight this morning a steamer was seen beached and burning one mile west of this inlet.”
9 January 1864: “Her cargo apparently was not large, and from the facts gathered it is highly probable that some important and distinguished rebel persons were on board, and the only object of the vessel was to get them safe into rebeldom.”
Item Description: Report by Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee, United States Navy, to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, concerning the “destruction of the Steamer Dare,” which was attempting to run the blockade and enter the Port of Wilmington in … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged blockade, blockade running, Gideon Welles, naval operations, reports, S.P. Lee, United States Navy, Wilmington, Wilmington (NC)
Comments Off on 9 January 1864: “Her cargo apparently was not large, and from the facts gathered it is highly probable that some important and distinguished rebel persons were on board, and the only object of the vessel was to get them safe into rebeldom.”
28 September 1863: “Lieutenant-Commander Gillis reported that ‘the blockade running in Mobjack Bay had been effectually stopped by placing the schooner Samuel Rotan at the mouth of York River.'”
Item description: “Report of Captain Gansevoort, U. S. Navy.” In this document, Captain Guert Gansevoort reports to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy (United States), on naval actions and blockade running around Mobjack Bay (between the York and Rappahannock Rivers), … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged blockade, blockade running, Gideon Welles, Guert Gansevoort, Mobjack Bay, naval, naval operations, Newport News, reports, United States Navy, Virginia
Comments Off on 28 September 1863: “Lieutenant-Commander Gillis reported that ‘the blockade running in Mobjack Bay had been effectually stopped by placing the schooner Samuel Rotan at the mouth of York River.'”
17 September 1863: “Our force of wooden vessels in the sounds, necessarily of light draft and lightly armed, will by no means be adequate to contend against the rebel ram and battery…”
Item description: “Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of War requesting that army forces be employed to destroy the Confederate ram building on the Roanoke River.” In this letter, the Secretary of the Navy (U.S.), Gideon … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged batteries, Confederate Navy, Edwin M. Stanton, Gideon Welles, ironclads, naval operations, North Carolina, Roanoke River, sounds, United States Navy, Weldon (N.C.)
Comments Off on 17 September 1863: “Our force of wooden vessels in the sounds, necessarily of light draft and lightly armed, will by no means be adequate to contend against the rebel ram and battery…”
12 September 1862: “The time of ironclad being ready is very indefinite. It is questionable if she will be finished for some time to come…”
Item description: Report, dated 12 September 1862, from Charles Wilkes, commanding officer of the James River Flotilla, to Gideon Welles, United States Secretary of the Navy. Item citation: Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion.. … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Wilkes, Gideon Welles, ironclads, James River, James River Flotilla, naval operations, U.S.S. Wachusett, United States Navy
Comments Off on 12 September 1862: “The time of ironclad being ready is very indefinite. It is questionable if she will be finished for some time to come…”
16 September 1861: “Intercepted an American schooner with released prisoners on board from Hatteras Inlet. She was boarded by the U.S.S. Union…”
Item description: General report of Flag-Officer S. H. Stringham, U. S. Navy, commanding Atlantic Blockading Squadron, transmitting reports of vessels boarded and captured by the U. S. ships Dale and St. Lawrence. To read more from the Official Records of … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Battle of Hatteras Inlet, blockade, blockade running, Gideon Welles, Hatteras inlet, naval, S. H. Stringham, United States Navy
Comments Off on 16 September 1861: “Intercepted an American schooner with released prisoners on board from Hatteras Inlet. She was boarded by the U.S.S. Union…”
3 September 1861: “You will immediately take Ocracoke Inlet, to be used, like Hatteras, as a harbor of refuge…”
Item description: Instructions from the United States Secretary of the Navy to Flag-Officer S. H. Stringham, U.S. Navy, commanding Atlantic Blockading Squadron, regarding the holding and obstructing of the inlets of North Carolina by sinking vessels loaded with stone. To … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged blockade, Cape Fear River, Confederate Navy, Gideon Welles, Hatteras, Hatteras inlet, Hatteras Island, naval, Ocracoke, S. H. Stringham, United States Navy
Comments Off on 3 September 1861: “You will immediately take Ocracoke Inlet, to be used, like Hatteras, as a harbor of refuge…”