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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 36 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 28 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 22 0 Browse Search
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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) 8 2 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 14.53 (search)
ing the channel from the open sea to Beaufort Harbor, and about forty miles from New Berne. [See map, p. 634.] To General Parke was assigned the duty of moving upon this work and undertaking its capture. March 18th, General Burnside and Lieutenant Williamson, of the Engineers, made a reconnoissance to the east as far as Slocum's Creek, and occupied Havelock Station with one company of the 5th Rhode Island Battalion. The 21st, Fort Macon after its capture by the Union forces, showing effecParke that Colonel White intended to make a desperate defense. It was therefore decided to besiege the fort, and as soon as possible to make a combined land and sea attack. In this important work General Parke was most ably assisted by Captain Williamson and Lieutenant Flagler, of the Ordnance Corps. On the 29th a part of the Third Brigade was landed upon Bogue Island, and operations for besieging the fort were immediately commenced. The configuration of the sand-hills was singularly well
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 15.60 (search)
o return to the yard. Messrs. Porter and Williamson were ordered to Richmond for consultation one secretary then called the attention of Messrs. Williamson and Porter to the plan proposed by me, wfiled in the department. Messrs. Porter and Williamson were directed to ascertain if suitable enginrt of work. Accepting the offer I went with Williamson to the Tredegar works, where we learned thathere were no suitable engines in the South. Williamson then said he thought the engines of the Merrn accordance with the views above stated. Mr. Williamson and Mr. Porter returned to Norfolk, the foconstructor and engineer, Messrs. Porter and Williamson. R. S. Mallory, Secretary of the C. S. Navyconstructor and engineer, Messrs. Porter and Williamson. As time is of the first importance in the the work with the utmost dispatch. Chief Engineer Williamson and Constructor Porter, severally inrooke superintended the armor and guns; Engineer Williamson superintended the machinery, and John L[3 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 72 (search)
Vernon, W. W. Wilkinson,Wm. Anshew, R. Flournoy,F. S. Hunter, J. S. Baldwin,L. R. Rootes, T. M. Berrien,Clarence Cary, O. A. Browne,W. P. Hamilton, W. H. Sinclair,C. W. Tyler, Palmer Saunders,R. Pinckney, W. N. Shaw,J. A. G. Williamson, W. H. Hunter,James R. Norris, S. P. Blanc,H. H. Tyson, J. H. Rodman,E. A. Swain, A. H. Sterling,E. M. Maffit, J. S. Bullock,E. M. Andrews, D. M. Lee,W. A. Wilson, P. H. McCarrick,W. B. Sinclair. J. H. Hamilton,  Chief (steam) Engineers. W. P. Williamson,V. Freeman, Michael Quinn,E. W. Manning, Jas. H. Warner,E. A. Ramsey. T. A. Jackson,  First Assistant-Engineers. E. W. Manning,M. J. Freeman, H. A. Ramsey,C. H. Geddes. Chas. Schroeder,Hugh Clark, Geo. W. City,B. J. Collins, M. P. Jordan,B. B. Wright. J. H. Loper,  Second Assistant-Engineers. C. H. Levy,J. E. Esnard, J. W. Tynan,J. J. Darcey, L. Campbell,Geo. Williams, Geo. D. Lining,W. H. Todd, W. O. Brooks,  Third Assistant-Engineers. H. K. Wright,W. Ahern, Benj. H
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)
but was unable to make the drawings; and the department then ordered Chief-Engineer Williamson and Constructor Porter, from the navy-yard at Norfolk, to Richmond, aa thickness of wood and iron and an angle of inclination nearly identical. Mr. Williamson and Mr. Porter approved of the plan of having submerged ends to obtain the k, and her engine greatly damaged by the enemy; and the department directed Mr. Williamson, Lieut. Brooke and Mr. Porter to consider and report upon the best mode of f the department. We are, with much respect, your obedient servants, William P. Williamson, Chief Engineer Confederate States Navy; John M. Brooke, Lieutenant Coof the plan, Porter was directed to proceed with the constructor's duties. Mr. Williamson was charged with the engineer's department, and to Mr. Brooke were assignede has been economized, and he has exhibited energy, ability and ingenuity. Mr. Williamson thoroughly overhauled her engines, supplied deficiencies, and repaired defe
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 98 (search)
and advance a short distance on the main road, and on landing I took command and moved on, giving the advance to the Twenty-first regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, of Gen. Reno's brigade, by orders of Gen. Burnside, assigning the advance to Gen. Reno. I left an aid to form the regiments as they landed, and to order them to follow. I advanced on the main road, throwing out skirmishers and an advance-guard of the Twenty-first Massachusetts, and at a distance of six miles I heard from Capt. Williamson, of the Topographical Engineers, the result of a daring reconnoissance made by him, accompanied by Lieuts. Pell and Fearing, of Gen. Burnside's staff, and by Lieuts. Strong, Pendleton, and Strong, of mine, discovering an abandoned breastwork. I then pushed on, and entered the work, accompanied by Gen. Reno, who had shortly before come up, and assumed command of the Twenty-first Massachusetts. The work was found to be a breastwork well constructed, and running in a straight line from
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 106 (search)
so that the enemy, in regaining the ground; could not drag it away. The Fifth Ohio and Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania threw themselves forward once more with fixed bayonets, the former losing their standard-bearer four times in a few minutes. Capt. Whitcomb at last took the colors up again, and cheering on his men fell also. So, too, Col. Murray, while gallantly leading on his Eighty-fourth regiment. In fact that ground was strewn with dead and wounded. Gen. Tyler lost there his aid, Lieut. Williamson of the Twenty-ninth Ohio. I hurried back to bring up the One Hundred and Tenth and Fourteenth Indiana, by a right oblique movement through the woods, and the enemy, receiving all the combined shock, retired and left us in possession of our dearly-bought gun and caissons. United, onward we pressed; again the enemy's two brass pieces and musketry poured in their fire. Three companies of the Eighth Ohio reenforcing us, we gained our brass piece and its caisson, and compelled the en
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 139 (search)
ance until the completion of the batteries and magazines, only thirteen days elapsed, and of this a part was used in the transport of ordnance and materials across Bogue Sound from Carolina City. It will therefore be understood that neither Capt. Williamson, Capt. Morris, nor Lieut. Flagler could have idled much; in fact, they deserve the greatest credit for the untiring zeal which they displayed in the prosecution of their work, the greater part of which had to be done under the fire of the twenty-one guns of the Fort, which bore directly upon them. While these three officers are all brave, it will not perhaps be deemed invidious to particularize the behavior of Captain Williamson, whose perfect insensibility to fear is proverbial. At Newbern his reconnoissances of the enemy's position were made with a daring seldom witnessed; and on the banks here the same trait has been exemplified. One day when in the batteries, he was anxious to verify the measurements between the distance-sta
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 birth of the ironclads (search)
ladelphia. As the Monitor was being hastened to completion, the Merrimac, renamed the Virginia, under the direction of the competent and able designers, William P. Williamson, John L. Porter, and John M. Brooke, was being rushed to completion. To these Southern officers, to all the workmen, engineers, and to the men who fought t of the conversion of that vessel into an iron-clad battery. The board consisted of Lieutenant John M. Brooke, inventor of the Brooke rifled gun, Chief Engineer William P. Williamson, and Lieutenant John L. Porter, chief constructor of the Confederate navy. All of these gentlemen were officers who had seen long service in the navy of the United States. In a letter from Mallory, addressed to Flag-Officer Forrest, Porter and Williamson are mentioned as being the constructor and engineer of the Merrimac. John M. Brooke, however, had much to do with her completion. He supervised the placing of the battery inside the armored citadel, which consisted of one
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)
the knowing ones read this bit of news with reservations, for it was customary and perfectly honorable to deceive the enemy --as well as the public — in the daily press. No one knew better than Naval Constructor John L. Porter, Chief Engineer William P. Williamson, Lieutenants William L. Powell and John M. Brooke that her construction was a success. As for her officers, Flag-Officer Buchanan and Lieutenant Catesby ap R. Jones, her executive officer, they were satisfied that she could fight; hull was all that was left of one of the gallant old fighting frigates built soon after the United States became a nation. The men who planned and superintended her construction were skilled officers of the old navy — John L. Porter and William P. Williamson. Her armament was prepared by another veteran, John M. Brooke, and consisted in part of his own invention, the Brooke rifled gun. She was built at a national navy-yard at Norfolk; and had this not fallen into the hands of the Confederate
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Virginia, or Merrimac: her real projector. (search)
On the 23d of June a board consisting of W. P. Williamson, chief engineer; John M. Brooke, lieutenaonstructor and engineer, Messrs. Porter and Williamson. As time is of the first importance in the m the machinery was concerned, for which Engineer Williamson as alone responsible. I hope these pngs, and the Department then ordered Chief Engineer Williamson and Constructor Porter, from the nav an angle of inclination nearly identical. Mr. Williamson and Mr. Porter approved of the plan of hav by the enemy, and the Department directed Mr. Williamson, Lieutenant Brooke, and Mr. Porter to cons much respect, your obedient servants, William P. Williamson, Chief Engineer Confederate States Navto proceed with the constructor's duties. Mr. Williamson was charged with the engineer's departmentoke, and the Department then ordered Chief-Engineer Williamson and Constructor Porter from the navyport will show. Neither Mr. Porter nor Mr. Williamson was sent for to examine Lieutenant Brooke'[8 more...]
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