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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 3: (search)
. I have a third battalion, which I can station at Fort Winthrop; and there are from two to three thousand volunteers, whom I wish to place under drill and discipline, in these forts. In Fort Independence, there are none of the casemate guns mounted, and no barbette guns on the face which vessels entering the harbor approach. In Forts Warren and Winthrop there are no guns. This important harbor, therefore, seems to be almost entirely undefended. I would therefore request you to order Captain Rodman [Watertown Arsenal] to supply these forts with the guns and carriages necessary for their defence, and detail an officer of engineers to put the works in proper condition. If an officer of artillery could also be detailed to give the necessary instruction, the garrison would soon be able to use the guns with effect. Please give us the order for the guns and carriages at once. Governor to Governor Washburn, of Maine (telegram): New York urges that Maine would hurry forward her men. We
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
Captain Whiton's Company of Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers, on duty at Fort Independence, also came to the city; and upon representations made by Major Rodman, United-States Army, in command of the United-States Arsenal at Watertown, this company was forwarded at once for guard duty at that important post. Captaining, at his residence, No. 22, Chestnut Street, Charlestown. The condition of Fort Winthrop is as follows:— Mounted. 18 10-inch Columbiads, latest pattern (Rodman), throw 125-lb. solid shot. 4 10-inch Columbiads, old model. 7 8-inch Columbiads, latest pattern (Rodman), carry 65-lb. shot. 7 24-pounders, old. MRodman), carry 65-lb. shot. 7 24-pounders, old. Major Blunt is ready at Fort Winthrop for sixty-seven 10-inch guns, and one 15-inch. He will probably be ready this fall for eighty 10-inch guns, and ten 15-inch. He is unable to say when these guns will be received. The ordnance officer only can give the information. He will be ready for the four 15-inch guns at Fort Independe
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 12: (search)
land Head to receive our guns. The Governor asked Mr. Forbes to consider the propriety of getting the Engineer Bureau to design an earthwork for us to erect there at our own cost, with an estimate of the necessary outlay. The Governor said,— I wish that you could get General Dyer to take our guns, and have carriages constructed for them, and mount them. The Ordnance Bureau would need no special appropriation for such carriages, but could, out of existing appropriations, authorize Major Rodman, U. S. A. [then in command of the United-States Arsenal at Watertown], to build them. We do not ask them to say that they will pay for the guns, and we do not ask them to build the earthworks. We simply want to have the benefit of the defensive power of those guns in position. It seems to me that the United-States Government ought to stick to something, especially when it would incur no expense in so doing. We have no doubt that what was asked for by the Governor would have been gr