. The naval history of the Civil War . hould arise to call it forth. The offi-cers themselves did not know until calledupon to act what zeal and energy theycould evince, and the present generationcan hardly realize the hardships and dan-gers of the work then performed. To many of the survivors of those scenesit may seem like the dreams of early child-hood, shadows of which flit through themind, dim and shapeless as reflected imagesfrom misty waterfalls. The necessity of seizing some of theSouthern ports soon became apparent; forthough our officers had shown great abilityin taking care of their
. The naval history of the Civil War . hould arise to call it forth. The offi-cers themselves did not know until calledupon to act what zeal and energy theycould evince, and the present generationcan hardly realize the hardships and dan-gers of the work then performed. To many of the survivors of those scenesit may seem like the dreams of early child-hood, shadows of which flit through themind, dim and shapeless as reflected imagesfrom misty waterfalls. The necessity of seizing some of theSouthern ports soon became apparent; forthough our officers had shown great abilityin taking care of their ships on the blockadein the most tempestuous weather, and atthe same time had rendered it difficult forblockade runners to enter Southern ports,yet it was found that harbors of refugewere indispensable to properly carry onsuch extensive operations. Great demands were made upon the Navy,notwithstanding Congress had adjournedin 1861 without making adequate appropri-ations, considering the condition of affairs. o CO oa>■o?oo o tn 2. (35) 36 THE NA VAL HISTORY It is true that the measures adopted byMr. Secretary Welles in advance of thesession, and which had been rendered nec-essary in consequence of events that hadbeen precipitated upon the country, hadbeen approved by Congress, but that, afterall, only provided for a comparatively smallforce of vessels and men, not even enoughfor ordinary police operations along theAtlantic coast, much less a strict blockade. In order that the condition of the Navymay be understood, the list of vessels andtheir stations is herewith inserted. In theeyes of one not familiar with naval affairsit appears like a large show of availablevessels, but not half of them were really fitfor the service required of them. The Home Squadron consisted of twelvevessels,and of these only four were in North-ern ports and available for service, viz.: Name. Class. No. of Guns. Where Stationed. Supply ... • Screw Sloop 8S54 Washington. New York. 25 The remainin
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