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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 13: building a navy on the Western rivers.--battle of Belmont. (search)
to save the party who were out in search of the wounded. so he turned and rode slowly back towards the transports to avoid attracting attention. The enemy's fire was opened on the transports, which were about getting under way. leaving Grant behind, but a plank was hastily run out from one of the vessels and he rode on board. At that moment the Taylor and Lexington opened upon the enemy in a corn-field about fifty yards distant with grape and canister, mowing them down in swaths, as General Badeau expresses it, and causing them to retreat in great confusion. By five o'clock the last of our transports was out of range of the enemy's batteries, officers and men equally pleased with having gained a victory, which but for the gun-boats would have been a bloody defeat. It is true the soldiers in the transports kept up a constant fire on the enemy, but being raw troops they no doubt aimed too high, as did the Confederates, and there was very little execution done; but in the case of t
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 15: capture of Fort Donelson and battle of Shiloh. (search)
service, and the national troops, rallying under the cover of their guns, made a superb resistance, and although the enemy flung himself fiercely upon the Union lines he was again and again driven back. The military historians have not done justice to the work of the gun-boats at this important juncture. Croly disposes of the subject by saying: the gun-boats were of some importance as they had been for some time previous engaged in checking the advance of the enemy on the extreme left. Badeau,the historian, also speaks of the gunboats being employed during the night in throwing shells amongst the enemy's troops, which annoyed them greatly and set fire to the woods, which were ablaze all around them. It is not likely that the two gun-boats would be idle at Pittsburg Landing while our Army was being driven back by the enemy, and it is the belief of many officers that without the aid of these vessels the Federal army would have been annihilated. But there are no reliable Army ac
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 51: effects of the fall of Fort Fisher, and criticisms on General Badeau's military history of General Grant. (search)
the fall of Fort Fisher, and criticisms on General Badeau's military history of General Grant. the Navy to the President. criticisms on General Badeau's military history of General Grant. inciian. We will not pretend to criticise General Badeau when he treats of purely military movements inleet can be got in order. Now this is what Badeau calls a want of concert of action between Genejoin Butler in his retreat, as will be seen by Badeau's next paragraph: The Admiral, however, waher causes than the Navy, we suppose; and here Badeau relates the difficulties with which the fleet transports congregate. The letter of which Badeau speaks had the effect of drawing forth the aboe main attack, rushed to the sea-face, and, as Badeau says, swept the officers and sailors away likehad no obstacles to overcome, Terry had many. Badeau says: The importance of this victory was i we have quoted liberally from the work of General Badeau, who had a favorable leaning toward Genera[1 more...]