. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . e, accordingto the report of Admiral Porter, this vessel did goodservice; in the second attack was in temporary Fort Fisher was captured, was in Cape Fear Riverworking through the obstructions there, at the bom-bardment of Fort Anderson and to the capture of Wil-mington. This river being cleared, the Pawtuxet wasordered to the James River, where she co-operated withthe army in the vicinity of Fort Darling and Dutch GapCanal in the closing scenes of the war ; then he com-manded the vessel for two months at var
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . e, accordingto the report of Admiral Porter, this vessel did goodservice; in the second attack was in temporary Fort Fisher was captured, was in Cape Fear Riverworking through the obstructions there, at the bom-bardment of Fort Anderson and to the capture of Wil-mington. This river being cleared, the Pawtuxet wasordered to the James River, where she co-operated withthe army in the vicinity of Fort Darling and Dutch GapCanal in the closing scenes of the war ; then he com-manded the vessel for two months at various points onthe James till matters quieted down, when it went toNew York and out of commission. Promoted to lieutenant-commander, 1865 ; joineddouble-turreted iron-clad Miantonomah in September;detached April, 1866; was assistant to executive-officerat Norfolk Navy-Yard July to September ; then to Re-saca ; ordered to North Pacific Station. On arrival atPanama was detained there on account of the unsettledstate of affairs till yellow fever broke out, when ship went. north; stopped at San Francisco, but was hurried on toAlaska to disinfect by freezing out. This fever was veryfatal, as the Resaca lost over one-seventh of her totalcomplement. At Sitka during winter of 1867; assistedin the ceremonies transferring the territory to the UnitedStates. Resaca, being free from fever, returned south,and he was transferred to Saranac, and in January,1869, to the Jamestown ; ordered home in July. On shore duty at New York yard 1869-72, on receiv-ing-ship, in equipment and navigation. Promoted com-mander 1872; in command of Kansas, 1872 to 1874,connected with Nicaragua Surveying Expedition ; whileon this duty met the steamer Virginius at Aspinwall,June, 1873, which it was claimed had been employed bythe insurgents in running arms into Cuba. The Span-ish war-steamer Bazan, in search of the Virginius,arrived next day, and her captain inquired of Com-mander Reed the status of the Virginius, a
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