. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . h rifles of the same make, and six nine-inch smooth-bore broadside, ten guns in all. During the summer and fall of 1861 I hadbeen stationed at the batteries on the Poto-mac at Kvansport and Acquia Creek, block-ading the river as far as possible. In January,1862, I was ordered to the Viri:;inia as oneof the lieutenants, refjorting to (ommodorePrench Forrest, who then commanded thenavy-yard at .\orfolk. (.ommorlore FranklinBuchanan was apjjointed to the ( ommand,—an energetic and high-toned officer, who com-bined with daring courage great jiro
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . h rifles of the same make, and six nine-inch smooth-bore broadside, ten guns in all. During the summer and fall of 1861 I hadbeen stationed at the batteries on the Poto-mac at Kvansport and Acquia Creek, block-ading the river as far as possible. In January,1862, I was ordered to the Viri:;inia as oneof the lieutenants, refjorting to (ommodorePrench Forrest, who then commanded thenavy-yard at .\orfolk. (.ommorlore FranklinBuchanan was apjjointed to the ( ommand,—an energetic and high-toned officer, who com-bined with daring courage great jirofessionalability, standing deservcflly at the head of hisprofession. In 1845 he had been selected byMr. Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, to locate and organize the Naval Academy, and he \launched that institution upon its successful !career. Under him were as capable a set of!officers as ever were brought together in one Iship. But of man-of-wars men or sailors we had scarcely any. The South was almost jwithout a maritime population. In the old 1. AI K. JONES. (FKOM A IHOTOCRArHl)Y CnUKKET , UMA.) THE FIRST FIGHT OF IRON-CLADS. 741 service the majority of officers were from theSouth, and all the seamen from the North.* Every one had flocked to the army, andto it we had to look for a crew. Some fewseamen were found in Norfolk, who had es-caped from the gun-boat flotilla in the watersof North Carolina, on their occupation byAdmiral Goldsborough and General hopes of securing some men from the army,I was sent to General Magruders headquar-ters at Yorktown, who was known to haveunder his command two battalions from NewOrleans, among whom might be a numberof seamen. The general, though pressed forwant of men, holding a long line with scarcelya brigade, gave me every facility to securevolunteers. With one of his staft I visitedevery camp, and the commanding officerswere ordered to parade their men, and I ex-plained to them what I wanted. Ab
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