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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 7 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: March 24, 1862., [Electronic resource] 7 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 5 1 Browse Search
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 5 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 3 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 3 1 Browse Search
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 3 1 Browse Search
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 2 0 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The first fight of iron-clads. (search)
ould come out from her lair into open water. Had she done so, a determined effort would have been made to carry her by boarding. Four small gun-boats were ready, each of which had its crew divided into parties for the performance of Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith, acting Commander of the Congress. from a photograph: according to the pilot of the Cumberland, Lieutenant Smith was killed by a shot. His death was fixed at 4:20 P. M. By Lieutenant Pendergrast, next in command, who did not hear of iLieutenant Smith was killed by a shot. His death was fixed at 4:20 P. M. By Lieutenant Pendergrast, next in command, who did not hear of it until ten minutes later. When his father, Commodore Joseph Smith, who was on duty at Washington, saw by the first dispatch from Fort Monroe that the Congress had shown the white flag, he said, quietly, Joe's dead! after speaking of the death of Lieutenant Smith, Lieutenant Pendergrast says, in his official report: seeing that our men were being killed without the prospect of any relief from the Minnesota, . . . not being able to get a single gun to bear upon the enemy, and the ship being on
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 15.58 (search)
ectacle. The cannonade was visibly raging with redoubled intensity; but, to our amazement, not a sound was heard by us from the commencement of the battle. A strong March wind was blowing direct from us toward Newport News. We could see every flash of the guns and the clouds of white smoke, but not a single report was audible. The Merrimac, taking no notice of the land batteries, concentrated her fire upon the ill-fated Congress. The latter replied gallantly until her commander, Joseph B. Smith, was killed and her decks were reeking with slaughter. Then her colors were hauled down and white flags appeared at the gaff and mainmast. Meanwhile, the James River gun-boat flotilla had joined the Merrimac. Through my field-glass I could see the crew of the Congress making their escape to the shore over the bow. Unable to secure her prize, the Merrimac set her on fire with hot shot, and turned to face new adversaries just appearing upon the scene of conflict. As soon as it w
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 15.59 (search)
ugh a gun-port, she lying headed toward Hampton Roads. There was hardly a breath of wind, so that her topsail and jib were of no account in moving her. It took us some time to get our lines fast, owing to the horrible condition of affairs on the gun-deck, which was on fire. The cries of the wounded were terrible. The men were not all regular men-of-war's-men — I think some were soldiers; but, anyhow, the tug's crew had to get on board to make our lines fast. When everything was ready, Lieut. Smith ordered me to go ahead, with our helm, hard-a-starboard so as to get her into shoal water. When we had her headed toward the shore, the Merrimac got right astern of us and opened fire, pouring broadside after broadside, that raked her fore and aft, overthrowing several of the guns and killing a number of the crew. About this time we were in rather a bad plight; the blood was running from the Congress suppers on to our deck, like water on a wash-deck morning; the tallow-cup on top of our
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 14: movements of the Army of the Potomac.--the Monitor and Merrimack. (search)
ts. At the same time, doubtless by pre-concert, two other Confederate gun-boats had come down from Richmond and made their appearance in the James River, a short distance above Newport-Newce. The sailing frigate Congress, commanded by Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith, and the sloop of war Cumberland, Lieutenant George M. Morris in temporary command, were lying in the mouth of the James River, off Newport-Newce. The Congress carried fifty guns, and the Cumberland twenty-four guns of heavy caliber. There the Merrimack also assailed her, sending raking shot through her, while the Congress could reply only with her stern guns, one of which was soon dismounted by the Merrimack's shot, and the other had the muzzle knocked off. The gallant Lieutenant Smith, Acting-Master Moore, and Pilot William Rhodes, with nearly half of her crew, were soon killed or wounded. Her hull was set on fire, and she had not a gun to bring to bear on her assailants. Further resistance would have been folly, and at
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 6 (search)
the Merrimac, which, taking position about 150 yards from her stern, raked her fore and aft with shell, while one of the smaller steamers from Norfolk kept up a fire on her starboard quarter; while the Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson--Rebel steamers from up the James — like-wise poured in their broadsides with precision and effect. The hapless Congress could only reply from her two stern guns, whereof one was soon dismounted and the other had its muzzle knocked off. Her commander, Lt. Joseph B. Smith, Acting-Master Thomas Moore, and Pilot William Rhodes, with nearly half her crew, having been killed or wounded, the ship on fire in several places, without a gun that could be brought to bear on her destroyers, Lt. Pendergrast, on whom the command had devolved, at 4:30 P. M. hauled down our flag. She was soon boarded by an officer from the Merrimac, who took her in charge, but left shortly afterward; when a small Rebel tug came alongside and demanded that her crew should get out of
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 82.-fight in Hampton roads, Va., March 8th and 9th, 1862. (search)
ris, Lieut. and Executive Officer. Report of Lieutenant Pendergrast. Lieut. Pendergrast states that, owing to the death of the late commanding officer, Joseph B. Smith, it becomes my painful duty to make a report to you of the part which the United States frigate Congress took in the efforts of our vessels at Newport News to. The men were knocked away from them with great rapidity and slaughter by the terrible fire of the enemy. Lieut. Pendergrast first learned of the death of Lieut. Smith at half-past 4 o'clock. The death happened ten minutes previous. Seeing that our men were being killed without the prospect of any relief from the Minnesota, boats, the ship having been on fire from the beginning of the action, from hot shot fired by the Merrimac, He reports the death of the following officers: Lieut. Joseph B. Smith, Acting Master Thomas Moore, and Pilot Wm. Rhodes. Report of Captain Watson. United States steamer Dragon, March 8, 1862. At six P. M., went al
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 384 (search)
Paymaster McKean Buchanan, who was on board the United States frigate Congress at the time of the disaster, in making a report to the Department, says: Just before the sanguinary engagement, I volunteered my services to Lieut. Commanding Jos. B. Smith for duty on either of the upper decks, although the rebel steamer Merrimac was commanded by my own brother, [Franklin Buchanan, late of Washington navy-yard,] when I received an order to take charge of the berth-deck division, which order I promptly obeyed, and, thank God, I did some service to my beloved country.
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The most famous naval action of the Civil war (search)
ely. On the Congress a strange condition of affairs existed. Commander William B. Smith had just been relieved of the command but was still on board. Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith had been appointed to take command of her. Lieutenant The first fighters of the turret — their touching letter In this picture of the Monitor's crassigned to duty under the two officers whom formerly he had ranked. When the news was brought to Washington that the Congress had surrendered, the father of Joseph B. Smith, himself an old officer of the navy, made but one comment. The Congress surrendered! he exclaimed. Then Joe's dead! And so it was. It must not be presuhe turret still remained. Likewise the turtle-back construction of the decks of these same vessels remains in the swift and powerful torpedo-boat destroyers. Smith surrendered the Congress to Lieutenant Parker of the Beaufort. The two Federal officers very nearly suffered death from the hail of bullets poured upon the Raleigh
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, I. List of officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy, 1861 to 1865. (search)
tinued. name.Where Born.State of which a Citizen.State from which Appointed.appointment.Vessels on which Served.Squadron.Termination of service. Date.RankDate.Discharged or Otherwise.Rank. Smith, Joseph, In service prior to 1861. See Navy Register.Mass.Mass.Mass.—--, 1861.Captain.Chief Bureau; Yards and Docks.Navy Department.--- —--, 1862.Rear Admiral. Smith, Joseph, See Navy Register.Me.Mass.Mass.Oct. 9, 1861.Gunner.Bienville; Ticonderoga; Canandaifrua.South Atlantic.--- Smith, Joseph B., Killed in action between Monitor and Merrimac.Mass.Mass.Mass,—--, 1861.Lieutenant.Congress.North Atlantic.Mar. 8, 1862.Deceased.Lieutenant. Smith, Luther W.,Mass.Mass.Mass.Apr. 21, 1864.Actg. Ensign.Governor Buckingham.North Atlantic.Aug. 23, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Smith, Michael J., Credit, West Cambridge.Me.Mass.Mass.Dec. 17, 1863.Actg. Ensign.Bermuda.Supply Steamer.Nov. 23, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Smith, Newton C., See enlistment, June 19, 1861. C<
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
ng-vessels were left in Hampton Roads at the request of the military authorities Commander William Smith, who had commanded the Congress for six months, had been detached early in March. He turned over the command to his executive, Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith, but remained on board while waiting for his steamer, and during the engagement of the 8th he served as a volunteer. Radford, the commander of the Cumberland, was attending a court of inquiry on board the Roanoke when the Merrimac camnd Teazer, which had been lying at the mouth of the James River, ran past the batteries at Newport News, and joining the other gunboats, opened a brisk fire upon the Congress, which told severely upon her crew. Seeing the fate of the Cumberland, Smith sought to escape the enemy's ram by running ashore. He set the jib and topsails, and with the assistance of the tug, ran up on the flats, hoping in this way to delay the battle until the other frigates should arrive; but his movement was only es
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