Porter, David D. The Naval History of the Civil War. New York: Sherman Publishing Company, 1886.

I. Organization of the Navy Department.— Blockade-Runners, etc. . . . 17-23 II. Bombardment and Fall of Fort Sumter- Destruction of Norfolk Navy Yard 24-32 III. Closing of Southern Ports.— Increase of the Navy.— List of Vessels and their Stations. — Purchased Vessels.— Vessels Constructing, etc. . . . 33-38 IV. Death of Ellsworth.— Capture of Alexandria.— Operations of the Potomac Flotilla, 39-43 V. Capture of the Works at Hatteras Inlet. —Destruction of the Privateer "Judah," etc. 44-52 VI. Naval Expedition Against Port Royal 53-62 VII. The " Trent " Affair. — Capture of Mason and Slidell, etc 63-74 VIII. Capture of Fernandina and the Coast South of Georgia, etc 75-79 IX. Operations of Admiral DuPont in the Sounds of .... 80-86 X. Naval Engagement at Southwest Pass.— Operations of the Gulf Squadron, 1861.— Attack on Forts McRae and Pickens 87-107 XI. Goldsborough's Expedition to Sounds of .— Capture of Roanoke Island 108- 118 XII. Fight Between the "Monitor" and " Merrimac."— Sinking of the "Congress'' and "Cumberland " 119-133 XIII. Building a Navy on the Western Waters — Battle of Belmont, etc. . . 134-140 XIV. Capture of Fort Henry, etc. 141-148 XV. Capture of Fort Donelson and Battle of Shiloh 149-157 XVI. Operations on the Mississippi River in 1862 . . 158-167 XVII. Bombardment and Capture of Fort Pillow.— Battle of Memphis, etc. . . 168-174 XVIII. Capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.— Farragut before New Orleans . 175-188 XIX. Battle of the Forts and Capture of New Orleans.— Interesting Reports of Commanders of Vessels. -Mayor of New Orleans, etc. . . .189-234 XX. A Brave Officer's Mortification 235-245 XXI. First Attack on Vicksburg. — Ram "Arkansas." — Engagement at Port Hudson . 246-264 XXII. Operations in the Potomac. — Destruction of Confederate Batteries. — Losses by Shipwreck, in Battle, etc 265-267 XXIII. Destruction of the Ram "Arkansas." — Capture of Galveston. — Capture of the "Harriet Lane." — Sinking of the Hatteras —Attack on Baton Rouge. —Miscellaneous Engagements of the Gun-boats 268-282 XXIV. Second Attack on Vicksburg, etc. — Expedition up the Yazoo. — Attack on Haines' Bluff, etc 283-288 XXV. Capture of Fort Hindman or Arkansas Post, etc . 289-294 XXVI Siege of Vicksburg.- Combat between the Federal and Confederate Gunboats.— Yazoo Pass Expedition.— Engagement with Fort Pemberton . . 295-302 XXVII. Expedition Through Steele's Bayou and Deer Creek 303-309 XXVIII The Fleet Passing Vicksburg.— Capture of Grand Gulf.— Attack on Haines Bluff.- Capture of Alexandria, La., etc 310-318 XXIX Siege of Vicksburg Continued —Attack on Vicksburg by Army and Navy.— Destruction of Confederate Rams.— Vicksburg Surrenders, etc. . . 319-330 XXX Expedition to Yazoo City.— Attack on Helena, Ark. General Morgan's Raid, etc 331-344 XXXI Operations of Farragut's Vessels on the Coast of Texas, etc. 345-353

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XXXII Navy Department.— Energies Displayed. -Building of Iron-clads 354-366 XXXIII Operations of the South Atlantic Squadron, Rear-Admiral DuPont, 1863.— Attack on Batteries in Charleston Harbor.— Capture of the Confederate Ram "Atlanta," etc. 367-398 XXXIV Further Operations of Flag-officer Goldsborough in the Sounds of North Carolina.— Capture of Fort Macon.— Blowing up of the "Merrimac," etc. 399-411 XXXV Operations of the , 1863.— Rear-Admiral S. P. Lee. — Loss of the "Monitor,'' etc 412-131 XXXVI Operations of the South Atlantic Squadron under Rear-Admiral Dahlgren, 1863. — Operations in Charleston Harbor, etc 432-452 XXXVII Operations of the East Gulf Squadron to October, 1863.— Rear-Admiral Bailey Commanding 453-461 XXXVIII Review of the Work Done by the Navy in 1863 462-467 XXXIX Miscellaneous Operations, Land and Sea.— Operations in the Nansemond, Cape Fear, Pamunkey, Chuckatuck and James Rivers.— Destruction of Blockade-Runners.— Adventures of Cushing, etc. . . . 468-479 XL Operations at Dutch Gap.— Manoeuvres of Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, and Confederate Armies. - Engagement with Ram " Albemarle," etc. 480-493 XLI The Red River Expedition under Major-General Banks, assisted by the Navy under Rear-Admiral D. D. Porter 494-524 XLII Red River Expedition Continued 525-553 XLIII Operations of the Mississippi Squadron under Rear-Admiral Porter after the Red River Expedition 554-584 XLIV Battle of Mobile Bay 565-600 XLV Cruise of the Confederate Cruiser "Sumter," and the havoc she Committed 601-620 XLVI Adventures of the "Alabama" and " Florida."— Engagement Between the " Kearsarge " and " Alabama " 621-658 XLVII Operations of the South Atlantic Squadron under Rear-Admiral Dahlgren during the latter end of 1863 and in 1864 659-676 XLVIII Potomac Flotilla.— Increase of the Navy, and Improvements in Naval Ships during the Year 1864 . . 677-682 XLIX First Attack on Fort Fisher.— Destruction of the Confederate Ram "Albemarle" 6S3-709 L. Second Attack on Fort Fisher, and Other Operations ..... 710-747 LI. Effects of the Fall of Fisher, etc 748-757 LII Operations about Charleston, 1865.— Fall of Charleston and Savannah . 758-774 LIII Operations of the West Gulf Squadron in the latter part of 1864, and in 1865.— Joint Operations of Rear-Admiral Thatcher and General Canby. 775-791 LIV Capture of Richmond. — Destruction of the Confederate Fleet in James River, etc 792-801 LV Operations of the Mississippi Squadron in the Latter End of 1864 and in 1865 802-812 LVI Commerce-Destroyers.— Their Inception, Remarkable Career and Ending. 813-820 LVII The Ram "Stonewall" 821-827 LVIII Conclusion 828-832 LIX Prizes Adjudicated from the Commencement of the Rebellion to November 1, 1865, WITH The Names of Vessels or Other Material Captured, and the Names of Vessels Entitled to Share in Distribution of Proceeds . . . 833-843

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