. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . er Mul-lany (late rear-admiral), who had volunteered for the oc-casion, to take part in the fight, Stevens consented totake command of the double-turretted monitor Winne-bago, and Mullany took the Oneida, so that boththose officers could command fighting-ships. In the Winnebago Stevens took part in the battle of MobileBay, and the capture of the Tennessee and her consorts,as well as Forts Powell, Gaines, and Morgan, in all whichoperations he was conspicuous for the handling of hiscommand and for his personal daring. Resumi
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . er Mul-lany (late rear-admiral), who had volunteered for the oc-casion, to take part in the fight, Stevens consented totake command of the double-turretted monitor Winne-bago, and Mullany took the Oneida, so that boththose officers could command fighting-ships. In the Winnebago Stevens took part in the battle of MobileBay, and the capture of the Tennessee and her consorts,as well as Forts Powell, Gaines, and Morgan, in all whichoperations he was conspicuous for the handling of hiscommand and for his personal daring. Resuming com-mand of the Oneida, he remained in command of theTexas Division of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron,participating in the final operations of the war, and re-turned North in that vessel in August, 1865. During these stirring four years Stevens received testi-monials in regard to his zeal and conduct from everysuperior officer under whom he served, including Rear-AdmiraLs Dupont, Wilkes, John Rodgers, Dahlgren,Rowan, Farragut and Le Roy. All of these speak inS1. the highest terms, both in official reports and in specialletters, of the judgment and discretion, the gallantry andunfaltering determination of the subject of this service was too arduous, no mission too perilous forhim to undertake, and his only failures to accomplishwhat he undertook-, were in capturing the Florida,because he could not overtake her, and in the boat-assault on Sumter. After making an earnest protestagainst the plan of attack arranged by the admiral incommand, he took charge of the expedition as it was;otherwise the attempt would have been abandoned. Hehad just returned from an all-day engagement with theharbor forts, when he was sent for to assume the com-mand of the boat expedition which made the attack thatsame evening. Admiral Dahlgren, in his farewell order, said, in regardto the night attack on Sumter, When I began to per-ceive that the enemy was not Likely to be driven outof Sumt
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