660 



among the superior officers were 1 admiral, 12 The navy may be said in general terms 

 captains, 80 commanders, and 112 first and to comprise two classes of vessels : those in- 

 second lieutenants, most of whom had belonged tended for river or harbor defence, as iron- 

 to the United States navy. Of those known clads, rams, floating batteries, or river steam- 

 previous to the .war, or by events which have boats transformed into gunboats ; and sea-going 

 happened since its commencement, the most steamers of moderate size, but of great speed 

 conspicuous are Franklin Buchanan, admiral, and powerful armament. Some of the most 

 who commanded the Merrimac in her encounter formidable of the former class, both completed 

 with the Monitor in Hampton Roads ; Captains and in the course of construction, perished 

 < ;. X. Hollius, D. N. Ingraham, Samuel Barren, amidst the stirring events of 1862 ; but enough 

 W. F. Lynch, and Raphael Semmes, the com- remained at the commencement of the last year 

 mander successively of the privateers Sumter to make it a matter of the first importance for 

 and Alabama ; Commanders M. F. Maury, T. the Federal Government to compass their de- 

 J. Page and H. J. Ilartstene ; and Lieutenants struction. Among those in existence at the 

 W. L. Maury and Jobn N. Maffit, commanding latter date may be mentioned the Chattahoo- 

 respectively the privateers Georgia and Flori- chee, a large ironclad, building in the Appala- 

 da. Owing to the small number of vessels chicola river : the Atlanta, an ironclad, former- 

 adoat the greater part of the naval officers ly the Fingal, and the Georgia, a floating bat- 

 discharge shore duties, and some of them are tery, in the Savannah river ; the Chicora, Pal- 

 even employed in the army. In determining metto State, and Ashley, ironclads, beside two 

 the relative and assimilated rank of ofiicers who building and unnamed, in Charleston harbor ; 

 resigned from the navy of the United States to the Baltic and Tennessee, ironclads, and the 

 take service in the Confederate navy, reference Selma, Gaines and Morgan, " cottonclads," in 

 is had to the date of commissions held by them Mobile ; and the Richmond or Merrimac No. 

 in the former. The following table exhibits 2, ironclad, building at Richmond. These 

 the annual pay of the naval officers : were exclusive of the W. H. Webb, a powerful 

 Grade,. Pay per annum. ram ' and >U8 small boats in the Western 

 Admiral... .$6000 waters and tne harbors of Texas. Rumors also 

 Captains^-when 'comman'diVg squadrons! !..'.' .'.'.".. '.".*.* s'ooo prevailed of rams or ironclads building in the 

 An others on duty at sea 4,200 Roanoke, Tar and Neuse rivers, in North Caro- 



On other duty 8,600 i; no 



On leave or waiting orders 3,000 " na - 



Commanders: Of these the Chattahoochee burst her boiler 



&*~^*~^^*!Z^*& before g ettin S to sea and becam e a total loss; 



On duty at sea second five' years 'after'date of com- ' the Atlanta was captured by the Weehawken in 



On m o&utyfirsi^^ gS Ossabaw Sound, near Savannah on June 17th 



On other duty second five years after date of com- alter a bnei contest ; and the Chicora and 



..^'f' 011 v 2,825 Palmetto State participated in the attack 



All other commanders . . '2 'J50 , J.T, vi i j i a re /^i. 



Ueutenants commanding at sea 2$50 U P on the blockading fleet off Charleston, on 



First Lieutenants on duty at sea 1^500 Jan. 31 St. (See OPERATIONS OF THE UxiTED 



After seven years' sea service In the navy 1,700 STATES NAVY "> Thp nthpr v<ww>lsi rpmninpr 



After nine years' sea service in the navy . 1,900 f^ATES " AVT.; 1 ne Otner vessels remained in 



After eleven years' sea service In the navy 2,100 tne possession 01 the Confederates at the close 



oKth" duty yeare ' 8ea 8ervlce in th MVy ' r ?ioo f the year ' bu< i one of them ' the Tennessee 



After seven years' sea' service' in' the 'navy. ".'.'.'.'.'.'.'. l',600 ^et with a fate similar to that of the Chatta- 



After nine years' sea service in the navy '.'.'.'. i joo hoochee, while steaming out of the Mobile river 



tttS&^rUS&K::: :: HS *? attack tne Federal cruisers ' A P ril > 1864 - 



On leave or waiting orders 1*200 The rebels also lost almost every armed steam- 



*S^jr.^, B ta t&8v 5-g' e r ^ **** * the weste waterai in- 



After eleven years' sea service In the navy '/. .' i'400 ciutlln g tne ram Queen of the West, previously 



lirteen years' sea service in tho navy ^450 captured by them, and a number of unfinished 



Second LleuUnants duty afloat 1200 , * v /^-i j i t. 



When on leave or other duty looo rams a . ">o City and elsewhere. Other 



Fleet orgeons. ','.', "'.'''I',"',', s^oo casualties on the Atlantic seaboard were the 



8 ^e dn yia ^r date of commission as sur- ff truction of the privateer Nashville under 



** 2200 the guns of Fort McAllister by the Montauk, 



Mr Lfter ^^ of Comml88lon M a d that of the Isaac Smith captured by the 



PocSwflTeyears'after'daUoVcommission'as'sur- '^ rebe ^ 8 i 11 Stone river, and which was sunk by 



-I? ? : v - 2,600 the blockading fleet, while attempting to run 



P r^n .. ?.f.T.*! te . r . dJ : to . of . comml . 8S ! < ! n . aa 2,300 out ^Charleston harbor^n June 5tlu 



For twenty years and ^upward [after date of cotnmis- The most important operations of the 



Onoth'erdutr 8>00 nav 7j however, were those performed by the 



For flrat five yean after date of commission as surgeon, 2,000 secon d class of vessels belonging to it, the 



' r i-."n' ' re y ** r * ***** dmto of C0mml88lon " armed, sea-going cruisers, whose depredations 



Forthird flve years after'date of commission 'as' snr- 8 ' 200 U P OU CO m erce have COSt the United States 



; 2,400 many millions in money, and have almost par- 



F wrg^^ flV ^ 7 . Mn .^ r . date .? roo^lmU8lonM 2Co( , a^edthe slnpping interest in the chief sea- 



For twenty years and upward after date of commis- ' ports. The commencement of 1863 found the 



eion 2i80o Akbama, a vessel built, manned and equipped 



