. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . part of February, 1864,Admiral Porter fitted out an expedition to go via the Red River, up the Blackand Washita, to break up the Confederate posts which were being formedalong these rivers, and to destroy the enemys provisions. In addition to the fleet of thirteen steamers, he had several light draftgunboats, or, what were designated • tin-dads, they being ordinary riversteamers, armed with quarter-inch iron on two-inch poplar wood backin
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . part of February, 1864,Admiral Porter fitted out an expedition to go via the Red River, up the Blackand Washita, to break up the Confederate posts which were being formedalong these rivers, and to destroy the enemys provisions. In addition to the fleet of thirteen steamers, he had several light draftgunboats, or, what were designated • tin-dads, they being ordinary riversteamers, armed with quarter-inch iron on two-inch poplar wood backing,intended for skirmishes along the rivers rather than serious engagements. Tlie following vessels comprised this addition to his fleet: Fort , Lexington, Cricket. Gazelle, Juliet, and Black Hawk. The following is an extract from the Blue Jackets and Marines Records : .lames K. Duncan, onliiiary seaman on board of the U. S. S. Fort the engaijement near lhuTisonbnri,r. La., March 2, 18()4, a shell burst in the muzzleof one^of the guns of the vessel, setting lire to the tie of a eartridije wliieh had just been juit. < m< llJ I O o z }< z CO AMERICAN HEROISM. 691 ill the ijuii. Dmifan iiiiniediatolv seized the burning cartridge, removed it from the gun,and threw it overboard. • Hugh Melloy, ordinaTv seaman on board of the U. S. S. Fort Hindman. During theengagement near Harrisonburg, La., March 2, 18(34, a shell pierced the bow casement onthe right of the gun No. 1, mortally wounding the first sponger, who dropped his sponge outof the port to the forecastle. Melloy instantly jumped from the port to the forecastle, recov-ered the sponge, and sponged and loaded the gun while outside exposed to a heavy fire ofmusketry. •• William P. Johnson, landsman on board of the U. S. S. Fort Hindman, in the engage-ment near Harrisonburg, La., March 2, 1804. Although badly wounded in the hand, hetook the place of a wounded man, and sponged and
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