Fox, Gustavus Vasa. Confidential Correspondence of Gustavus Vasa Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1861-1865. 2 vols. New York: De Vinne Press, 1920.

Volume I Montgomery Blair, endorsed Fox to Winfield Scott, reinforcing Fort Sumter, blustering southerners, must enforce laws to keep Union together, 3-5 Fort Sumter, Buchanan, 6 Fox presents proposition to Winfield Scott, relief of Sumter 7-9 Lincoln wants him to take dispatches to Major Anderson at Sumter, 9-10 Scott orders Fox to Charleston, 10 Montgomery Blair, Lincoln, office seekers, 11 Possible abandonment of Sumter and defense of Pickens, Major Anderson, 12-13 Plan to carry desiccated vegetables, ships, waiting on War Department orders, Seward, 13-14 Lincoln orders Brooklyn to sea, 15 Protecting forts Pickens, Jefferson, and Taylor, 15 Montgomery Blair, Lincoln and orders, 16-18 Powhatan, 16-17 Fox to Governor Pickens about delivering supplies to Major Anderson, delay and indecision, Simon Cameron, 18-21 Winfield Scott, Fox in command of expedition to reenforce Sumter, 21-22 Executing orders from both army and navy, , 22 Harriet Lane, Welles, Charleston, also the Powhatan, Pawnee, and Pocahontas, provision Sumter, 23-26 Fox fears it is too late to provision Sumter, 26-27 Orders for the various relief ships, Commodore Foote, 27-31 Fox to Montgomery Blair describing the resupply expedition and surrender of Sumter, 31-36 Blair tells Fox he can have a command in the war, has little faith in serving officers, tells of having Seward and Welles read Fox’s account, Lincoln rather preoccupied, 37-38 Results of Fox’s plan for reinforcing Sumter, 38-41 Fortress Monroe, Washington, 41-42 Powhatan, Fort Pickens expedition, Seward, 42-43 Lincoln to Fox on Sumter expedition, 43-45 Appointed chief clerk of the Navy Department, 45-46 Samuel F. DuPont, South Atlantic Blockade and Charleston expedition, 49ff Samuel F. DuPont, government salaries, 49-50 Personnel, 51, 55-57 Preparations for sailing, 52-53 Retiring board and younger officers, 54 Hilton Head, Charleston, Savannah, , 58-60 Weather, organization of crews, 60-61 Panic on ship about the enemy, 62 Coal vessels, 63 Wabash has sailed, 64-65 Port Royal, 65ff Beaufort, 68 Worthless sailing ships, 68

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Planters burning cotton, 69 Army plundering, robbing the blacks, Thomas W. Sherman, 70 Tensions with army, Thomas W. Sherman, 72 Wants his account of capture of Port Royal published in newspapers, 75 St. Helena, 76-77 Suggestions on need for more ships, Georgia coast, 77 Stone fleet, 77-78 Thomas W. Sherman, Fernandina, 79 Plans to close Charleston, 79 Condition of various ships, 80 Thomas W. Sherman and his soldiers, 81 Savannah, 82-83 Assessment of officers and ship, 84 Prisoners, intelligence, Fort Pulaski, 85 Tattnall, 85 Port Royal, 86-87 Great praise for Raymond Rogers, 87-88 Near for more gunboats, 88 Slaves and Savannah, 89 Quincy Gillmore, Hilton Head, slave intelligence, Tybee, Fort Pulaski, shell and powder, 90-93 Slave intelligence John Rogers, Confederate batteries, Fort Pulaski, 94-98 Publication of official reports, Welles, 99-100 Florida expedition, ships, 100-1 Ill Lt. commander, 102 Details on operations around Port Royal, 103-7 Coal, 107 Ammunition, Confederate concentration around Savannah, 108-9 McClellan and Thomas W. Sherman, Savannah, Fort Pulaski, 109-111 St. Johns, Florida, four slaves, 111-12 National Intelligencer and Associated press, 113 Blockade, 113 Coal deficiency, 114 Blockade running, calls for removing Welles, Lincoln, 115 David Hunter, forces too spread out, fears of losing Hunter political, 115-16 Stupid volunteers captured on Wilmington Island, 117 Sinking of the America, 118 Calls for publishing report about Pulaski and Rogers, 119 Fox, add to force at Charleston, 119-20 Operations on Stono River, 120, 122 Charleston defenses, 120-21 Catching blockade runners, 121 Charleston, 122-23 Complains about detaching an officer from a ship, 124-25 Protests the taking of a ship, 125-26 Fox, Charleston, New Orleans, Goldsborough, Mobile, Monitor, Foote, 126-28 Fox, limits on sending gunboats until Richmond is taken, 128-29

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Complains of reports in Charleston newspaper, information to the Confederates, 129-30 Good effect of publishing reports of commanding officers, 129-30 Objects to sending a ship north, 131-32 Army evacuation of James Island, Charleston, 133-38 Englishman escaped Charleston to avoid conscription, consul Bunch as a secessionist, 139-40 Officers, 140-41 Fox, congressional legislation on the Navy, Senator Grimes, 142 Limited numbers of boats sent to DuPont, many gunboats on at Seven Days, 142 Fox, concerned about ironclads at Charleston and Savannah, men and ships, 143-44 DuPont, rams and ironclads, Charleston, ships, officers, 145-49 Officers, illness, vacancies, complains about gunboats going north, Confederate deserters, ranks, 149-54 Fox, dark days, John Pope, Second Bull Run, James River flotilla, officer appointments, 154-55 Florida, St. Johns River, governor of Florida threat to hang men on gunboats as kidnappers, 155 DuPont called back north, 156-57 Dahlgren, 158 DuPont, near Wilmington, Delaware, and plans to be in Washington, 158-59 Appeal made to DuPont to give up command to Dahlgren, Foote, 160-61 Democrats and elections in Delaware and Pennsylvania, 1862, 160-61 Charleston, steamer ran aground, 161 Expedition to Pocotaligo, failure, 162 What DuPont needs, tugs, guns, defenses of Charleston Harbor, 163 DuPont asks that General Mitchel not be replaced by Frémont, 164 Yellow Fever deaths, 164 Fox, David Hunter and 10,000 troops on their way, glad about captures, the Alabama, 165 Dupont, officers, vessels, fever, 166 Captures off Charleston, 167 Four slaves describe Charleston obstructions, 168 Fox, work on ironclads, outlines various military developments, 169 DuPont, ship discipline, engineers, withdrawal supply ships, complains of quality of officers, prize crews, 170-72 Fox, will deal with complaints, ships, 172-73 Mail taken, 174 Slaves, officers, 175 Fox, Rogers rode out a hurricane, 175-76 Torpedo rafts, 176-77 Ironclads, Mobile, Port Hudson, 177 Charleston situation, ironclads, Foster, Lincoln anxious for an attack, ship conditions, 178-79 Fox, General Foster, Lincoln, Stanton, Halleck, plan for attack on Charleston, ironclads, 179-80 Fox, work on monitors, Rogers to the Gulf and Farragut, 181 DuPont, no siege of Charleston, 183 Dangerous man who was released had plans for boarding monitors and spiking guns, arrested, 183 Fox, progress on ironclads, promises ships to DuPont, some setbacks for the navy, 184-85 DuPont, monitors, forts, General Foster, 185-86

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Fox, General Foster, ironclads, possibility of giving up on Savannah and sending ships to the Gulf, 188 Fox, reports ship departures and anticipating great attack on Charleston, 189-90 Monitors, attack on Fort McAllister, guns, 190-91 Fox, denies keeping back ironclads, reports on steamers entering Charleston harbor, 191-93 Items leaving New York, torpedoes, distribution of ironclads after attack on Charleston, 193-94 DuPont, work on ironclads, looking for the ironclads, 194-95 Fox, arrival of ironclads, send all ironclads that survive assault on Charleston to New Orleans, 195-97 L.M. Goldsborough, expedition against Roanoke Island in the Sounds, November and December 1861, 201 Goldsborough, Minnesota, General Huger, prisoners, 201 Disaster for DuPont’s expedition, Charleston, 202-3 Gunboats, details on various vessels, Hatteras, 203-5 Confederate fortifications, Hatteras Inlet, vessels of various kinds, Roanoke Island, 207-10 Affair between Confederate Patrick Henry and Federal fleet, Confederate commander John Tucker, 210-13 Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Confederate victory, 213-16 Goldsborough ask for information on vessels for his expedition, Roanoke Island artillery, 216-18 Commanders for ships, officers, retiring officers, 218-20 Requisitions, delays, 221-22 Unionist, information on Confederate on Roanoke Island, intelligence leak, 222-24 Arrival of ships, 225 Burnside preparations, dispatching ships, preparations for Roanoke Island, General Wool, McClellan, 226-28 Hatteras inlet, problem with draft of ships, Burnside, complaints about the army, 231-33 Delayed by the army, Roanoke Island, 234-35 Successful attack on Roanoke Island, alarm among Confederates, 236-40 Expeditions, destroy bridges and railroads, Newbern, Burnside, 240-42 Prisoners captured, 242-43 Capture of Fort Donelson, 243-44 Proposed attack on Norfolk, Hatteras, Roanoke Island, McClellan, 245-48 Wilmington, 248-50 General Barnard, Merrimac, 251-52 Gunboats, escapes, 252-54 Loss of the Nashville, 255 Gloucester Point, McClellan, 256 McClellan, Yorktown batteries, 256-57 Court of inquiry about Nashville at Beaufort, 257-58 Hampton Roads, Yorktown, public impatience, McClellan, 259-61 Army on the Peninsula, Navy, 262 Galena, 262, 272 Vessels at Yorktown, 263-64 Merrimac, Monitor, 264-65ff Stampede off the Merrimac, 265 Shelling Sewall’s Point, 267

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Wilmington, Fort Caswell, 269 Officers trying to get members of Congress to get promotions, 270-71 Goldsborough, Navy cannot make any progress against Richmond without the army, McClellan, 271-72 Wilmington, McClellan, Goldsborough waiting for more vessels to report, public expectations for the navy unrealistic, 273 Stanton claims destruction of Merrimac and capture of Norfolk, General Wool, 274-76 Fort Norfolk, 276-77 Wool’s cavalry captured by Confederates, 278 False report in New York Herald, about slaves being carried off to Cuba, 278-79 Wilmington, Fort Caswell, Fort Darling, Drewry’s Bluff, 279-82 Goldsborough Need for larger force to carry out Fox’s instructions, thinks public and Lincoln do appreciate his services in protecting the Army of the Potomac, complains about the press, General Dix, 282-84 Fox on providing Goldsborough more ships, 285 Burnside says McClellan will soon be in Richmond, 286 Various ships to Goldsborough, Fort Caswell, 287-88 Keeping James River open, Fort Darling, Drewry’s Bluff, McClellan, commanding naval officrs not rewarded, complains about ranks not above captain, 287-92 Fox and Farragut, West Gulf Blockade—January 1862—October 1864 293ff Farragut at Philadelphia, asks about Pensacola and Mobile, 297 Fox specifying Farragut’s command area, 298 Farragut, instructions for blockading squadron, 299-300 Ship Island, coal, satisfied with size of his force, 300 Key West, coaling, Havana, 302-3 Ship Island, gather gunboats, 304 No attack at Fort Livingston or Fort McRea, 306-7 Southwest Pass, need for coal, 308-9 Two boast over the bar, tugs, 310 New Orleans, need for more and better vessels, 311ff Gustavus Fox, praise for Farragut’s accomplishments, rebellion caving in, 313 Lincoln distressed by return of Farragut’s fleet to New Orleans, Confederates fortifying the Mississippi, 314-15 Transporting coal, Baton Rouge, mortar boats, 315-16 Maryland campaign, McClellan, 317 Status of new Monitors, 317 Blockade and preservation of New Orleans, 317-18 Possible attack on Mobile, hard to prevent fast steamers running the blockade, no fear for New Orleans, 318-20 Texas coast, army force, 321 Mobile Bay, 322 Shortage of funds, has borrowed from Butler, Galveston, 323 Shortage of men in the squadron, 323-24 Fox, Galveston disaster, 324-26 Court martial law, 325-26 DuPont, ironclads, Dahlgren, 326-27

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Hartford, DuPont, Port Hudson, our people demoralized, Porter, Lincoln, gunboats, court martial, 327-334 Final opening of the Mississippi, Port Hudson, 335-36 Farragut plans to return to New York, 336 Gulf blockading squadron, 336-37 Broadside batteries, turreted monitors, 338 Light draft vessels, armor, 338-39 Monitors for Mobile, 340-41 Pensacola, Confederate Admiral Buchan, 341-42 Need for light draft vessels, Admiral Porter, Mississippi Sound, storage ships, 342-43 Mobile refugees, 344 Attack Fort Powell in Grant’s pass, diversion 344 Mobile, army troops, Forts Morgan and Gaines, Porter, ironclads, 345-46 Operations in Mobile Bay, ram Tennessee, 347 Opposes removal of an officer on a supply steamer, 348-49 Farragut on operations against Mobile, vessels breaking down, 349-50 Farragut suffering vertigo for want of exercise, 350 Army and Mobile, General Granger, General Canby, 351-53 New York commercial community, blockade of southern ports, 357-58 Fox disgusted at impatience of New York newspapers, 358 Complaints about delays in Navy Department, May 1861, 359-60 Recommends operations against Pensacola, 360-61 Naval pay, 363 Bill authorizing appointment of Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 364-65, 369-71 North Carolina expedition, 365-66 Hampton Roads, stone fleet, 366-38 James R. Doolittle on naval appointment, 371-72 Gideon Welles, an appointment, Hatteras, 373-74 Maryland legislature and secession, 375 Asks Fox to help prevent resignation of Winfield Scott, Aspinwall considers McClellan a genius, Potomac batteries, 376-77 Washington defenses, 378 Kentucky and neutrality, 379 Cape Hatteras, 380 General William Nelson, Kentucky, 381 Munson’s Hill, 382 Master’s mate, Hatteras, 383-385 Ironclads, Rip Raps, 385-86 Confederate batteries on Potomac, personnel, 386-88 H. Paulding, recommendations on personnel and ships, 388-89 Naval Academy class, 390-91 Retreat of Naval Forces from Mississippi passes, fall 1861, Edward P. Devens, 391-96 Thomas G. Selfridge, ideas for capturing Norfolk, 397-400 Sell steamboats, Mercerdita, 400-401 DuPont, Port Royal, 401-403 , Mason and Slidell, 403-4

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Talks about hanging Savannah pirates, reprisals, retaliation on prisoners of war, 405 Conditions in Kentucky, 406 Telegraph for sea coast, naval and military stations, Cyrus W. Field, government policy toward telegraph, 408-10 Ship Island, gulf coast, plan to take Mobile, 411-12 Application for Navy, 412-13 Ship Island, blockade, Confederates on the Mississippi, 413-14 Officer, physical disability, 415-48 Phelps, Ship Island, 418-19 John G. Barnard, Norfolk, 419-23 Dahlgren, accidents with rifled cannon, 423-24 Lieut. Wainwright, Confederate Potomac batteries, 424-25 Fast sloop, 426-27 Possible ironclad attack on Newport News, 427-28 Hooker, Potomac Confederate batteries, 429-30 Benjamin F. Butler, storm, Port Royal, 430-32 Fox instructions for various ships, , March 1862, 432-35 Fox to McClellan, Monitor and Merrimac, 435 Montgomery Blair, Virginia, Monitor, Welles, J. G. Barnard, McClellan, 436-39 Commission, 439-40

Vol. II Flag Officer Foote and Flag Officer Charles Henry Davis to Fox, 5ff Foote, gunboat for Frémont, need for powder, gunboats on Mississippi, sailor pay, 5-7 Supplies in St. Louis, 8 Officers, 9 Problem of rank, 9-10 Ordnance officer, 10 St. Louis, mortar boats, ordnance officer, confusion and Frémont, gunboats, 11-13 Foote, need for more men, officers, DuPont, gunboats, supplies on river, Jeff Thompson, Welles, 13-16 Halleck, needs men, Halleck and naval affairs, Foote, 16-18 Commander Perry, typhoid, 17-18 Need for volunteer soldiers on gunboats, 18-20 Foote, transfer of flotilla to Navy, Meigs, Foote, Cairo, army wagons, 20-22 Foote, mortar boats, army, Halleck, 22-31 Gunboats, need for more men, 31 Foote, need for soldiers, Halleck, Grant, mortar boats, 32-34 Gunboats and crews, 34-36 Mortar boats, Lincoln, Fox, Foote, 36-37 Delay in Flotilla, Foote, army, Halleck, 37-39 War Department and Navy Department, Foote, equipment, Foote is on crutches, officers, Fort Donelson, Gideon Pillow, 39-41 Ironclads in western waters, 42 Evacuation of Columbus, Kentucky, mortar boats, engineer officers, 42-43 Island No. 10, New Madrid, mortar boats, Fort Donelson, still on crutches, officer ranks, 44-50

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Halleck, condition of vessel, Cairo, 50 John McClernand praise for Foote, 51 Mrs. General Buckner wants to visit fearsome gunboats, 51 Gunboats, Gideon Pillow, Fort Donelson, 52 Foote, Merrimac and Monitory, 52-53 Army move on Memphis, 53 Foote’s health, possible suicide, Welles, 53-54 Appointment for a subordinate, 55 Charles H. Davis, 59ff Foote suffering with feet, 59 Davis taking over Foote’s command, travelling expenses, Chief of Bureau of Navigation, 59-61 Ram Arkansas, Davis plans for winter, vessels for Farragut, 62-63 Helena, Vicksburg, fever, diarrhea, paymaster, 64-65 Davis, transfer of Flotilla from army to navy, Foote, praises Captain Pennock, promotion, 66-68 Correspondence between Rear-Admiral Porter and Fox, 1861-1864, 73ff Porter, Pickens, Ship Island, danger of fever, SW Pass, Mississippi, engine broken, rifled guns, Armstong gun, 73-75 Questions Lenthal’s ability to build new steamers, Mallory, Norfolk, waste in construction, more midshipmen needed, 76 Taking a fort, 78 Old drinkers, alcohol, getting good commands, 78 Privateers, 79 Delays in stationing crews, 80 Newspaper clipping Porter, 81-82 Hampton Roads, problem with the Miami, valves, Merrimac, 82-84 Mortar boats, Ship Island, keels, Farragut, 84-88 Food prices, Charleston, 88 Critical of Farragut, ships, fool of a lieutenant, New Orleans, 88-95 McClellan and Norfolk, 94 Ships over the bar, coal, flag officer, 96-99 Pensacola, flag officer, 100 Gunboats retained assisting McClellan, 101 Mobile, flag officer, Davis and iron rams, 101-2 Ship Island, Farragut, Octorara, Pensacola, inefficiency of Confederate naval officers, asks for the Monitory of Confederate naval officers, asks for the Monitor, mortar fire and Fort Jackson, defenses at Mobile, promotions, 103-110 What he told Grimes about Lenthal, 110 Imbecility of would-be naval heroes, 110 Still wants to capture Mobile, mortar boats, Butler a fool, sickly Ship Island, 112 Women excited over taking of New Orleans, 114 List of vessels in morter Flotilla and commanding officers, 116 Farragut sent upriver, Vicksburg, Butler, 117-18 Mortar boats up Mississippi, Butler, Mobile, Pensacola, 119-21 Mosquitoes, bummers, 121-22 David Porter, Vicksburg, useless sacrifice, Farragut, 122-24

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Hampton Roads, Butler, New Orleans, Vicksburg, Pearl River supply route for Confederates, 124-25 Vessels need on Mississippi, 126-27 Leave of absence, Porter, 127 Newport, coast defense, contractors, improvements in boats, engines, power and coal, 128-32 Mortar flotilla, Welles, ready for any service, 133 Request for detached service, 134-35 Does not want temporary command of Potomac flotilla, 136 Porter thinks of volunteering and helping McClellan in Washington forts, 137 Cincinnati, ironclads, 137 Problem with officers, 139 Corinth and Vicksburg, Halleck, 139 Porter has written Navy Department on many subjects and is anxious for answers, 141 Engineers, pay, 142-43 Asks him to hurry McClernand up, Cairo, 143 Mortar scrows, 145 Fleet coaled up, Halleck, 145 Ellet’s Rams, 146 Yazoo River, 146-47 Ellet under Porter’s orders, Stanton lost his temper, Lincoln, 147-48 Paymasters accounts, buying light draft steamboats, 149 Ellet, McClernand, Cairo, Stanton, Marines, Grant, Holly Springs, 150-51 Porter, Cairo, needs more men, conscription, poor quality, 151-52 Cooperation with McClernand, 152 McClernand inferior to Sherman, army did poorly on Arkansas River, soldiers felt well at Vicksburg, 155 Happy to take blacks who come, takes fight out of the Confederates, 155 Arkansas Post, Foote will be made admiral if he opens Mississippi, digging canal, 156-58 Firing from Vicksburg, 159 Mississippi, various locations, loss of Indianola, 159-62 Measles, 160 Canal, ironclads, wooden monitor, 162-63 Tribune on naval disasters, Vicksburg, Farragut, Charleston to be attacked, 164-65 Ram fleet, near arresting Ellet, Tennessee River, Rosecrans, Yazoo Pass, Phelps, 165-69 People too impatient for military success, Greeley, Copperheads, 168 Porter, passed Vicksburg batteries, heavy fire on Confederates, 169-72 Porter, cannot depend on the army, Sherman, Grant, McClernand, Grand Gulf, canal, 172-78 Providence and fate, 176 Jefferson Davis plantation, 176 Foote, Grand Gulf, 178-82 Red River, Banks, Port Hudson, 182-83 Vicksburg surrender, mortar boats, Helena, 183-84 Fox, personnel changes, Du Pont, Dahlgren, Foote. Gilmore, Charleston, Halleck, White River, 185-86 Farragut, New Orleans, army should not rest, Mobile, 187-89 Porter, Tennessee River, Forrest, Wheeler, Morgan, gunboats, Rosecrans, outposts, 190-92

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Red River, 192-93 Ellet Marine brigade, rams, 193-94 Halleck and Stanton, Ericsson, Eads, ocean steamer, 195 Eads turret, 197 Pilots, 198-99 Cape Fear River, Wilmington, Porter, Fort Anderson, 200-1 Rear Admiral S. P. Lee and Fox, correspondence, 207ff Butler, S. P. Lee, 207 Norfolk, 208 Fox, John Pope, James River Flotilla, Lincoln, Dahlgren, Lincoln, 209-10 S. P. Lee, Merrimac, Goldsborough, Capt. Rogers, steam tugs, 210-13 Fox, ironclads, Monitor, Merrimac, 214-15 Merrimac, Monitor, 216-22 Mortar boats, blockading North Carolina inlets, 222 Court martial of sea who struck an officer, 223 Firms, Unionist or secessionist, 224 Monitor, 225 Good spirit in blockade officers off Wilmington, 225 Confederates regard Wilmington as an open port, 225-26, 229 S. P. Lee, need for more vessels, 227 Wilmington, 230 General Foster, operations in North Carolina, Wilmington, inside outside attack, 233-34 Passaic, 240 et passim Wilmington blockade, ironclads, 241-43 Confederate attack on Plymouth, 243 Fox, Foster, Wilmington, Fort Caswell, condition of various ships, 244-46 Fox, Galveston disaster, 246, 248 Senate vote of thanks, 246 Delay in attacking Charleston, sending more ships to S. P. Lee, 249-50 Rafts, battery, 251 Defenses of Wilmington, Caswell, forts, ironclads, Charleston, 252-53 Grapnels, 254 New Inlet, 256-57 Foote, Halleck, attempt on Richmond, Dix, 259-60 Requirements for blockade vessels, Wilmington, cotton, 261 Slaves on strength of Fort Darling, James River, army, Drewry’s Bluff, 262-64 False newspaper reports about captures at Fort Powhatan, 265 Ships off Wilmington, captures, details on various ships, 265-71 North Carolina newspapers, Wilmington, 272 Transports, army, Wilmington, Caswell, 273-74 Wilmington, blockade, 274-77 Butler, monitors, Charleston, 278 Wilmington, more ships, 279-80 Miscellaneous correspondence, 283ff Escape of the Nashville, Beaufort, 283-85 Ericsson, Monitor, 285-86

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Monitor and Merrimac, ironclads, England, 286-88 McClellan, need for Wyman in command, 288-89 Melancthon Smith, Port Hudson, 291-92 McClellan, Galena, 292 McClellan, Missroon, Yorktown, ships, 292-94 J. G. Barnard, defends McClellan on Yorktown, Senator Wilson, Stanton, 294-98 Prince de Joinvilles, son at naval academy, military situation, May 1862, 298-99 McClellan, Seward, James River, 300 Butler, New Orleans, mayor, 301 Great naval fights, done, 302 Fox, Naval Academy, 302-3 Fox, Senator Grimes, Navy and alcohol, 304 Practice ship, officers, Naval Academy, 305-6 Monitor, James River, compasses, equipment malfunction, 306-7 Transfer of naval yard from Philadelphia, 307-9 June 1862, naval successes, need to open Mississippi, 310-11 Complaints about slow promotion of naval officers, 311-12 J. A. Dahlgren, rifled guns, plates for ironclads, 312-14 Naval Academy, engineers, coast defenses, return to Annapolis from Newport, 314-16 Attack on Vicksburg of several boats, June 1862, 316-17 Hunter order to evacuate James Island, Hilton Head, 317-20 Cairo, withdraws application for leave, arrival of prizes, ship repairs, 320-22 James River, mortar fleet, J. G. Barnard, Mobile, favors withdrawal of Army of the Potomac from the Peninsula, danger to Washington, regimental organization, 12-month men, John Pope, defends McClellan, 323-35 Senator Grimes, vote of thanks from Congress, Philadelphia, too many stragglers around Washington, 326-27 Charts, policy of Lincoln, appointments, 327-28 Fox to Barnard, mortar fleet to James River, call for more troops, given to McClellan for an advance on Richmond, ironclads, 328-30 J. B. Barnard, summer of failure, President and cabinet meddling in McClellan’s plans, McDowell’s troops, need more men, 330-31 Fears losing crew members, especially Englishmen, 332 Building gunboats, 333-34 New Orleans, Harriet Lane, operations along the river, July 1862, ships and points along the river, 334-40 Fort Pickens, Colonel Brown, 340-43 Building more ships, Fox, 343-44 Wabash, ready for sea, some paid sailors got cleaned out in New York, 344-45 Gun, improved shot, Aspinwall, 346-47 Needs of Navy, 347 Fox, officers of varying efficiency, 348-49 Ships, Port Royal, Yellow fever in Key West, 350-52 Area around Mobile, James W. Grimes, complains of Marine Colonel Harris, 352-54 J. G. Barnard, Merrimac, guns, 355-56 New Ironsides, Herald correspondent praised by Farragut, 356-58

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New Ironsides, battery, carriage, Delaware Breakwater, 359 Father seeks promotion for his son, 360 Ships, Fort at Genesee Point, Ogeechee, 361-62 Bureau of Navigation, officers, 362-63 Wabash, Port Royal, DuPont, need for a conference, 363-65 Florida Coast, St,. Marks, blockade running, 365-67 Fox to Senator Grimes, appointments, factionalism in army, 369-70 Confederates take Frederick, Maryland, 370 San Jacinto and blockade runners, 372-73 From New York, rumor of Confederate raid on seacoast, 373-75 Fox to Senator Grimes, problems of appointing commanders, Phelps, 375-76, 377-79 Senator Grimes, a promotion, League Island Commission, 376-77 Worries about security of Philadelphia, Boston Harbor defenses, dangers of yielding to military panic, 380-81, 383-84 George D. Morgan, Bigelow, Paris, iron fast steamers, 382-83 Fox to Senator Grimes, appointments, September 1862, 385-86 P. L. Drayton, assignments to duty, 386-88 Quality of sailors, too many chaplains, Naval school, 389-90 Naval Academy, practical instruction, 391-92 Naval Academy, reexamination, Senator Grimes, regulations, religious education, 393-96 Army of the Potomac safe after Antietam, 397 Fox to Edward Everett, on Naval Academy Appointments, 398-99, 401-2 Senator Grimes, October 1862, campaign speaking, naval appointments, 399-400 Re-examination, Academic Board, Senator Grimes, Naval Academy, 402-4 Progress on the Monitory and various ships, 404-5 Theodorus Bailey applied for a command, ironclads, 406-7 American steamers that ran the blockade from New Orleans, 407-8 Senator Grimes to Fox, fall elections, naval legislation, 410-11 Boilers and various work on ships, 413-15 Henry B. Anthony, providence and saving the country, 415 Manton Marble, rumors of new naval expedition, 416 Board problems, 416-17 Iron plates, 418 Construction of steamers, blockade running, 419 Effort to get rid of the Alabama, 420-21 Showing the flag in Middle Eastern ports, 424-26 Newport News, change of battery, McClellan, 427-28 West Point examinations, 429-30 Fox on the Alabama, 436-37 Sales of cargo, 437-38 Ericsson, turret, cartridges, 439-41 Send secret agent to Japan to buy small steamer, 442 Command of a new monitor, 443 Vessels for a squadron, 444-45 Fox to Butler, rams, complaint against Butler’s administration, 445-47 Promotion of a nephew to ensign, 447-48

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Engineers fixing a turret, 448-51 Assessment of sea steamers in New York, criticism of Navy Department, 451-54 Contract for large guns, 454-55 Ironclads, decks, 457 Passaic, 458 Appointment of an engineer and possibility of a foreign war, 460-61 Fort Caswell, 463-64 Fredericksburg, shelling, gunboats, 465-66 League Island report, 467-69 Fox, Navy Department gaining in prestige, ready to attack few remaining southern ports, 471-72 Metal of various vessels, 473-75 Naval Academy, 475-76 Permission to sail in one of the ironclads, Monitor Expedition, 477-78 Naval Academy, cadet qualifications, 478-80 Welles to address Naval Academy cadets, letter, 481-82 Canary Islands, coal, 483-84 Not true about Lincoln calling for a song when he road over Antietam battlefield, 485 Engineer appointments, 486-87 Naval appointments, 487-88 Appointments and rank, 488-89 Mobile, 490-91 Boat diagrams, 491-92

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