. The naval history of the Civil War . 600 yards of the fort awell-protected breastwork, and from that graduallyadvanced to within two hundred yards a successionof rifle-pits, which were most promptly occupiedby a line of skirmishers composed of marines underSecond - Lieutenant L. E. Fagan, United Statesmarine corps. The manner in which this was donereflects most creditably upon Lieutenant the advance was made, he came to me and re-ported his work finished, and asked that lie mightbe employed in any way. Lieutenant Prestonsservices were most useful to me, and in his last mo-ments he
. The naval history of the Civil War . 600 yards of the fort awell-protected breastwork, and from that graduallyadvanced to within two hundred yards a successionof rifle-pits, which were most promptly occupiedby a line of skirmishers composed of marines underSecond - Lieutenant L. E. Fagan, United Statesmarine corps. The manner in which this was donereflects most creditably upon Lieutenant the advance was made, he came to me and re-ported his work finished, and asked that lie mightbe employed in any way. Lieutenant Prestonsservices were most useful to me, and in his last mo-ments he attempted to send me word that he hadcarried out my orders. The assaulting party was composed of about six-teen hundred seamen and four hundred marines,divided into four lines, as follows : First line, com-posed of marines, Captain L. L. Dawson, UnitedStates marine corps, commanding. Second line,composed of the landing party of the first andfourth divisions of the squadron, Lieutenant-Com-mander C. H. Cushman, commanding. Third line,. LIEUT. SAMUEL W. PRESTON OF ADMIRAL PORTERS STAFF.(KILLED IN THE ASSAULT ON FOET FISHEB). composed of the landing party of the second divis-ion of the squadron, commanded by Lieutenant-Commander James Parker, who most generouslywaived his seniority upon reading your order thatI should represent you on shore. Fourth line, com-posed of the landing party of the third division ofthe squadron, commanded by Lieutenant-Com-mander T. O. Selfridge. The second, third, andfourth lines were of about equal strength. It was intended that the men should assault inline, the marines acting as sharp-shooters, and thedifferent lines were to charge over them; but fromthe difficulty I had of informing myself of the timewhen the army was to assault, which was to guideour movements, that moment found us too far offto move to the attack unless under cover. When Idiscovered that the army was moving to attackthe fort, I ordered the men to advance by the flank,along the be
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