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Identifier: navalhistoryofci00port (find matches)
Title: The naval history of the Civil War
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891
Subjects: Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891 United States. Navy
Publisher: New York : Sherman Pub. Co. Des Moines, Iowa : Condit & Nelson
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
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atest numbers. Atthis moment the fire of every gun thatcould be brought to bear was playing onthe fort, and as ship after ship followedin the wake of the Hartford, and turnedup channel, their stern-guns belched forththeir deadly missiles, while the fort scarcelyfired a gun; the enemy were either killedor sent to cover, though a Confederatewriter asserts that not a gun in Fort Mor-gan was silenced. All anxiously watched the Hartfordto see what would be her fate, but the stoutold ship that had fairly been bathed in fireon so many occasions, sped safely on, andthe road was clear for those who came after. The line of buoys had been exaiuinedon several occasions (in night reconnais-sances) by Flag-Lieutenant J. CrittendenWatson, who was unable to discover anysunken torpedoes, yet the Admiral had beenassured by refugees that such did exist.He believed, however, that, from their hav-ing been for some time under water, theywere harmless, and under this idea he de-termined to take the chances.
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THE NAVAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR, 575 At ten minutes before 8 a. m. the Hart-ford7 had fairly passed Fort Morgan, withthe Brooklyn close behind her. As theflag-ship passed the shore batteries, shecame directly under the fire of the gun-boatsSelma, Morgan and Gaines andthe ram Tennessee, and being only ableto direct her fire on one of them at a time,the shots from the others were deliveredwith effect, a single shot having killedten men and wounded five at guns Nos. 1and 2. The Tennessee followed the Hart-ford for some distance, throwing an occa-sional shot, while the gun-boat Selma.keeping on her bow, annoyed her verymuch by the fire of her three stern-guns. The Hartford could not answer this attack,for the reason that her rifle-gun carriagehad been crippled by a shell. The flag-ship was at this time nearly amile ahead of the fleet, and the Meta-comet, Lieutenant - Commander Jouett,was ordered to cast off and attack theSelma. This energetic officer lost not amoment in obeying the ord

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