IPSfillfflf ' j ' 1 ' tffiffi ISIIilll! I* till ill H ! Ill 1 i oi p LIBRARY OF CONGRESS QQOQEtillHiA A°< /v- DECK AND FIELD DECK AND FIELD ADDRESSES BEFORE THE UNITED STATES NAVAL WAR COLLEGE AND ON COMMEMORATIVE OCCASIONS BY FRANK WARREN HACKETT " For what avail the plow or sail Or land or life if freedom faiV W. H. LOWDERMILK & COMPANY WASHINGTON 1909 COPYRIGHT, I9O9, BY FRANK W. HACKETT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ISHESSj »C«i* l 77$> Congress appointed a provisional Ma- rine or Naval Committee. He gives the names of several members of the Committee, and then states that on the 24th of June the Committee authorized the Chairman " to invite John Paul Jones, Esq., Gent., of Va., Master Mariner, to lay before the Committee such information and advice as may seem to him useful in assisting the said Committee to discharge its labors." When we have ascertained that the records show beyond any question that no naval legislation took place in Congress until October 13, 1775 ; that no such committee as described was ever appointed, and that the invitation to Jones is wholly imagi- nary, we may well be amazed. That a deception APPENDIX 189 should be undertaken, which was capable of being so easily exposed, can scarcely be credited, yet such is the fact. Buell's " Life of John Paul Jones " is likely to become a cause ctfebre to literature. All readers of that book who learn of this exposure must agree with Mrs. De Koven in recognizing the cleverness with which the author's course of deception has been pursued. It is a pity that Mr. Buell should have persuaded himself to enter upon such a scheme of invention. His gift of literary expression would have insured success to his Life of the great sea fighter, had he rigidly adhered to recorded facts. As it is, he is seen to take a basis of truth and then proceed to construct thereon in part a narrative after his own conception of what should befit his hero. Of course, in such an undertaking, he could not hope long to escape detection. These revela- tions will inevitably have the effect of modifying in some degree the views as to the personality and character of the great naval hero that one may have formed after previously having read the almost fas- cinating pages of Buell. Fortunately, what John Paul Jones achieved was far too great to admit of the slightest tarnishment of his fame from any act of a biographer. Fortu- nately, too, we are cited to clear proof that Paul Jones entertained a splendid yet just conception of the American naval officer ; and moreover that 190 APPENDIX he impressed this conception upon the minds of many public men of that period. In view of this unhappy exposure, the reader will learn with a lively satisfaction that, notwith- standing the fact that the text of the letter printed by Buell was never written by Jones, its leading sentiments (referred to with praise in the Naval War College Address) are those of Jones himself. The letter, after all, may be pronounced to have been made up substantially from the actual writ- ings, at divers times, of John Paul Jones. We may safely say that the ideas conveyed in the famous letter really had been given out (but not at so early a date) by John Paul Jones as forming in outline what he believed to be the true type of an officer of the Navy of the United States. This gratifying intelligence was first brought to my attention by the accomplished Librarian of the Navy Department, Mr. Charles W. Stewart, a grad- uate of the Naval Academy of the Class of 1881, who would himself have been in the service to-day, but for the ill-advised legislation of Congress which retired from the Navy almost every member of that now famous class. It is highly probable that no one in this country has enjoyed a better opportu- nity for getting at the facts in the history of John Paul Jones, or has actually made a more exhaustive study of the subject, than Mr. Stewart. At my re- quest, he has kindly written me the following letter: APPENDIX 191 Navy Department, Library and Naval War Records, Washington, D. C, September 15, 1908. My dear Mr. Hackett, — Referring to our con- versation of this day regarding Buell's book, "Paul Jones, Founder of the American Navy : A History," and the alleged letter dated September 14, 1775, from Jones to Hon. Joseph Hewes (printed on pp. 32 to 37, vol. i), it is fair to say that Mr. Buell made a readable book without research and study of historical docu- ments. As to the alleged letter dated September 14, 1775, Jones never wrote it. The author has cleverly com- bined many ideas which appeared in Jones's letters of a later date, written after study and experience of naval affairs. In short, he prepared a synthesis of good sug- gestions made by Jones and presented the whole as having been written in 1775. The first paragraph on page 34 is copied almost verbatim from the letter of Jones to Hewes, April 14, 1776. Other portions are paraphrased from various later letters of Jones. The ideas set forth in this alleged letter are pre- sented in substance in his authentic letters, and Jones was quite worthy of it in later years than the date given by Buell. Jones was an earnest student of naval affairs, his- tory, strategy, and tactics. He had the instincts of a gentleman. His letters to Lady Selkirk were not ad- dressed directly to her, but were enclosed with a letter of transmittal to Lord Selkirk. Mr. Buell presented a pen-picture of Jones that I9 2 APPENDIX attracted the attention of General Horace Porter and resulted in the search for, and almost miraculous re- covery of, Jones's body, and its transfer to America. Respectfully, Charles W. Stewart. Hon. Frank W. Hackett, Washington, D. C. POSTSCRIPT The story, on page 53, of certain young ladies of Ports- mouth presenting a silk flag to John Paul Jones, naturally enough found a place in the remarks on Flag Day, since I had then but recently read of it in Buell's book, i, 244- 245; ii, 78. It now appears to be a pure fabrication. Pay Director Joseph Foster, U. S. N. (retired), who has made a special study of naval affairs occurring at his home town of Portsmouth, assures me that there is no historical evidence whatever to confirm it. See Boston Evening Transcript, " Notes and Queries," May 13, July 1, and December 23, 1905, August 17 and 24, 1907, and February 21, I908. Ill PETER HAGNER Judge Hagner's father, alluded to on page 51, as an official in the Treasury Department under Secretary Hamilton during President Washing- ton's administration, was Peter Hagner, born at Philadelphia, October 1, 1772. He died at Wash- ington, July 16, 1850. His service under the gov- ernment was remarkable not only for the length of time during which he held a very responsible office, but for the character and extent of the labor performed. For fifty-seven years continu- ously he conducted affairs in the Treasury De- partment with such signal ability and unblemished repute, that it was said of him, just after his death, that no greater praise could be bestowed upon a man than to declare that "he is as virtuous as Peter Hagner." The son of a Revolutionary soldier, young Hagner in 1793 entered the office of the account- ant of the War Department, as a bookkeeper. He soon became principal clerk ; and later was made an additional accountant of the War Depart- ment, by President Madison. In March, 18 17, when the office of Third Auditor of the Treasury had been created, President Monroe appointed Mr. i 9 4 APPENDIX Hagner to that position. Peter Hagner accom- plished a vast amount of work with such fidelity and skill that his merits became known all through the country ; and upon two occasions Congress, by a vote, expressed their appreciation of the quality of his labor. In 1799, he went to Washington in advance of the removal of the government ar- chives. These papers and documents were brought from Philadelphia to Washington in one or two small sailing vessels. Mr. Hagner in person super- intended the work of their reception and dispo- sition. He kept a diary in which are numerous entries of no little interest to the public. Judge Hagner has signified his intention of using this diary, together with some of the letters and an autobiographical sketch of his father, in the preparation of a volume to deal with the early history of the Capital. Surely the long-continued faithful services of this estimable man entitle him to grateful remembrance. In connection with the subject of the stretch of time through a period of history, possible with father and son, it is interesting to note that Judge Jeremiah Smith (1837-), professor at the Har- vard Law School, who is now (January, 1909) at- tending to his duties there, is the son of a soldier who fought under General Stark (August, 1777) at the battle of Bennington. The father, Jeremiah APPENDIX i gs Smith (1759-1842), distinguished as a member of Congress, Governor and Chief Justice of New Hampshire, holds rank among great American lawyers ; and it is enough to say of the son that he has proved himself worthy of such a sire. IV THE FARRAGUT TABLET AT THE PORTS- MOUTH NAVY YARD AUGUST 26 1908 PRAYER OFFERED BY CHAPLAIN FRANK THOMPSON, U. S. N. O God, we thank Thee for the greatness of this nation not only in battle but in peace. We thank Thee for the good examples of those whose devotion to service on land and sea has helped to make our country what it is, and who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labors. We thank Thee that Thou hast put into our hearts the desire and will to render becoming honor to those heroes by recalling their names and deeds. We pray that they may be to us an example in teaching us what it means to have a country and the glorious privilege of serving the same. May the memory of him whose name and deeds we recall this day be an incentive to us and to our children to uphold in peace as well as in war the honor of our nation, that Thy blessing APPENDIX 197 may rest upon it now and throughout the years to come. May Thy blessing rest upon this tablet about to be unveiled. May loving hearts that read its story thank Thee once again for the signal services ren- dered by him whose name it bears. May it prove a living voice speaking to us all of that duty of service which we owe to our country and to Thee, our God, a service by whose faithful performance do we hope to be joined hereafter with those who have gone before in glory everlasting, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. II remarks of admiral george dewey, u. s. n. Ladies and Gentlemen — Companions of the Loyal Legion, Comrades of the Grand Army — and Brother Officers : — This is indeed a pleasant and important occa- sion for me. I feel honored and gratified to be permitted to assist in the ceremony of unveil- ing this tablet to the memory of our great naval hero. I knew Admiral Farragut well, and I loved him. For two years during the Civil War I was close to him. At one time he had his temporary quar- ters on board the Monongahela, where I served as I9 8 APPENDIX lieutenant. I saw much of him during the siege of Port Hudson. The accommodations were limited and the Admiral spent a great deal of his time on deck, where I had many opportunities of observing his manner of conducting duty, his admirable ad- ministrative qualities — and his amiability. He was my ideal of what a naval commander should be. Without my realizing it at the time, I was taking him as my ideal. Since then, on more than one occasion, when in a trying position of great responsibility, requiring prompt action, I have said to myself, " What would Farragut have done in these circumstances ? " I do not say that I did what Farragut would have done, but I did what I thought he would have done. I felt confi- dent that in following him I was doing what was right. I could go on telling you about Farragut, but the tablet is here and that tells of him. To me was given the privilege of writing the words "Faithful and Fearless." These words are my tribute. They express my summing-up of his char- acter. Faithful in every walk of life — and Fear- less beyond compare. APPENDIX 199 III LETTER OF REAR ADMIRAL JOHN CRITTENDEN WATSON, U. S. N., READ BY CAPTAIN MOORE AT DEDICATION OF FARRAGUT TABLET Pendennis Club, Louisville, Ky., August 14, 1908. To Captain E. K. Moore, U. S. Navy, Command- ant Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. My dear Moore, — I am writing, on the an- niversary of Admiral Farragut's death, to again express our thanks to you and your good, kind wife for your hospitable invitation to us — my wife and daughters and self — to be your guests at the unveiling of the tablet, in memory of Admiral Farragut, on the commandant's house, in which he died August 14, 1870. We are very sorry not to be able to come and help in this tribute by our presence. You ask me to write some reminiscences to be read at the unveiling. I am a very poor hand at writing anything ; but I will try to jot down a few of my recollections of our great and noble Admiral for you to read if deemed appropriate. It was on one of the last days of January, 1 862, 1 first had the privilege and honor of meeting Captain David Glasgow Farragut, U. S. N., when his square blue flag, bearing two white stars, was hoisted at 2oo APPENDIX the mizzen truck of the U. S. steam sloop-of-war Hartford at the old Philadelphia Navy Yard. All her officers, assembled on the quarter-deck of that graceful-looking vessel, were introduced, one after the other, to the Flag Officer, and when, in my turn, I was introduced as Master John C. Watson, the sailing-master, he took my hand and with the greatest consideration drew me to one side, say- ing he was sorry for my disappointment and to have me lose the service ; but that he had been in- formed by the Department that the navigator was to be detached and a grandson of Mr. Crittenden ordered in his place. I thanked him and told him I was the lucky man. He was about five feet, seven inches in height, well built and muscular, though slender and grace- ful in figure. He made a charming impression on me almost at once, and I think he must have done so on the others, as a gentleman, kindly, genial, of wide sympathies, and winning and vivacious in manner and conversation, and very alert and active both mentally and physically. At this time I was less than nineteen and one half years of age, and the lapse of years, with intimate official and personal relations, not only confirmed this early impression, but has added ever-deepening admiration and love for him as a man, an officer, a hero, and a friend. After his flag was hoisted, it very soon became evident to all hands that the Flag Officer was APPENDIX 201 keenly observant of everything affecting the effi- ciency of the personnel and of the equipment, and it was not long before that knowledge encouraged and stimulated men and officers, from our gallant Captain Richard Wainwright to the youngest lad on board. I took advantage of every opportunity my duties as navigator allowed to be near the Flag Officer, to see and hear him as much as possible. I can never forget how, on one occasion while we were proceeding to the Gulf for the first time, he relieved my mortification and comforted me after having just convinced me of an error in calculat- ing the ship's position. Seeing I felt very sore, he looked up at me with an arch smile and said, " All men are liable to mistakes, and some women." I believe he had a great natural aptitude as a pilot ; but if not, he had acquired great skill as such and liked to practice piloting whenever he had a chance. He used to caution me not to despise or scorn any kind of knowledge, telling me that any one who mastered a business, whatever it be, may be able to impart something of value to an observant and receptive naval officer, which may come in handy in some of the many varying phases of his service. From all I know, or have heard of his life, after he became a man he appeared to have made the most of every opportunity to make him- self the fittest possible for any and every service he might be called on to perform. He told me he 202 APPENDIX acquired knowledge of great use to him profession- ally, while serving on shore duty at navy yards as one of the officers and later as commandant. I never knew a more approachable man, and it seemed to hurt him to have to refuse a request. Captain Drayton, his flag captain, who also acted as fleet captain, was much troubled on several occasions that the Admiral did not say " No," when Captain Drayton thought it should have been said. And he remarked to me on one of them, "I did not believe a man could be a great man if he could n't say no ; but here is one truly great who cannot." He was remarkably quick in all his movements up to 1864, and a skillful swordsman who enjoyed a set-to with single sticks even after he was in command as a captain. On his birthday he used to test his suppleness by holding the toe of his left shoe with his right hand while he hopped over it forward and backward. I feel quite sure he did this July 5, 1863 ; but his health failed very much in the summer of 1864. The strain of the delay and the difficulties and uncertainties embarrassing the preparations for the battle of Mobile Bay, following the long strain of his long and active service, had undermined his strength. As I look back on it now, it seems to me it was a very short time after his flag was hoisted on the Hartford that he inspired practically all of us on board with absolute confidence in him and in what- APPENDIX 203 ever he might undertake. This soon became very noticeable. The closing words of his general order published for the guidance of commanding officers in attack- ing and passing Port Hudson, March 14, 1863, are, in my opinion, very characteristic of the man, viz. : "And I think the best defense against the enemy's fire is a well-directed fire from our own guns, shell and shrapnel at a distance, and grape when within four hundred or five hundred yards." He was sincere and straightforward in all his ways, pure, without guile, and very generous and tender-hearted. I have endeavored to give you a few of my re- collections of my service with Admiral Farragut, whom his son, with absolute truth and justice writing the record, shows to be " equal in bravery with Nelson and in purity with Collingwood and as skillful as both of them." Respectfully, J. C. Watson, U. S. N. THE THOMPSON TROPHY AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY The influence of well-directed physical exercise in bringing youth into the fullness of a sound and true manhood is rated, as we all know, at a higher value to-day than it used to be half a century ago. Of course, a good deal remains to be learned in the field of teaching athletics, just as there is in other branches of education, but every step taken here in the right direction has its importance. We are happy to be able, in these pages, to record the beginnings of an enterprise that means much in the training of the young gentlemen of the Naval Academy. One of their best friends, Robert Means Thompson, of New York City, pre- sented a cup to the United States Navy (Auxiliary) Athletic Association, on Saturday, November 19, 1895, as a trophy for the midshipman who should be declared to have done the most during the year preceding for the promotion of athletics at the Naval Academy. The presentation exercises took place at the Gymnasium, upon the conclusion of a football game with Lehigh. Many ladies were present, together with officers and the " cadets " — as the midship- APPENDIX 205 men were then called. The founder of the trophy said a few words, substantially as follows : — This cup I take great pleasure in giving to the Athletic Association as a trophy. Each year there is to be inscribed upon it the name of the man, selected from the corps of midshipmen, here at the Academy, as the man who during that year has done the most for athletics. He is not neces- sarily the best athlete, but he is the man who, either by his enthusiasm, or by his directing and controlling power, or by the encouragement of his example, has prompted others to engage in athletics. The graduates of this Academy differ from graduates of the ordinary college in this, that, while the product of the civil university should be a scholar, the graduate of this Naval Academy shall be a fighting scholar. It is an abso- lute duty, therefore, of those who study here — to make use of all their physical powers. Toward the end of a man's career, when he stands upon the bridge of a battleship, engaged in action, should his nerve fail him, should his eyes prove defective, should he find his body does not have strength to endure the neces- sary strain, then, no matter if he knew all the sciences, and all the mathematics, and all the languages, his career would prove a failure. There is a duty imposed upon every midshipman at the date when he enters the service to look forward to the possibility of having to protect his country's flag and his country's honor. Does he fail to prepare himself so as to be able to make the best physical struggle in the day of battle? Then that man fails in the highest duty that he owes to this school — the highest duty that he owes to his country. Let me be understood as wishing the course of athletics here at the Academy so regulated that the gain that comes from preparation for contest shall not be confined to the 206 APPENDIX few. I would have an intelligent interest in athletics create and maintain an enthusiasm amongst all the graduates. All will be benefited by the practice of sports. It is in this spirit, and for this reason, that I have wished the name se- lected to be that of the man who shall have done the most to encourage athletics generally amongst all the men at the Academy. The cup is of solid silver, twelve inches high, and eight inches in diameter, with three handles represent- ing dolphins. The three faces are chased with views of football, baseball, crew race (with cruiser New York and Sandy Hook Lighthouse in background), and fencing-match ; also engraved with six seals of the Naval Academy, the Navy Auxiliary Athletic Associa- tion, and the Class of '68. Around the top of the cup is engraved on the three faces the following : — U. S. N. A. A. A. : THOMPSON : TROPHY : On a topsail on one face there is the following in- scription : — Presented by Robert M. Thompson, '68, to the U. S. Navy Auxiliary Athletic Associa- tion AS A TROPHY ON WHICH TO INSCRIBE EACH year the name of the cadet who shall be declared by its executive committee to have done the most during the year pre- ceding for the promotion of athletics at the Naval Academy The following are the names which have been in- scribed upon the cup [December, 1908], to be seen by the public, at Annapolis : — APPENDIX 207 Year. Name. Class. Athletic Work. 1893 Bookwalter, C. S.. '94 Football. 1894 .... Kavanagh, A. G . . . '94 Football. 1895 Karns, F. D '95 Football, Track, Crew. 1896. . . .Palmer, L. C '96. . . .Crew, Football, Track. 1897 Powell, J. W '97 Football, Crew. 1898 Halligan, John, Jr.. '98 Football, Crew. 1899. . . .Taussig, J. K '99 Football, Track. 1900 Berrien, F. D '00 Football, Baseball, Track. 1901 .... Williams, Roger. . . '01 Football, Crew. 1902 Nichols, N. E '02 Football, Crew. 1903 Poteet, F. H '03 Football, Baseball. 1904 Halsey, W. F., Jr. . '04 Football. 1905 .... Farley, L. C '05 Football, Crew. 1906 Howard, D. L '06 Football. 1907 Spencer, H. L '07.. ..Football. 1908 Douglas, A . H '08 Football, Baseball VI LETTER OF REAR ADMIRAL JOSEPH NELSON MILLER, U. S. N., GIVING REMINISCENCES OF LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER CHARLES WILLIAMSON FLUSSER, U. S. N. After the paper on Flusser had been read to the Commandery of the Loyal Legion, Compan- ion Joseph Nelson Miller, Rear Admiral, United States Navy (retired), upon request, kindly wrote out some recollections of his friend, covering the period when the two were midshipmen at the Naval Academy. The Admiral's valuable letter, which shows a clear insight and due appreciation of certain qualities of young Flusser's character, is as follows : — The Champernowne, Kittery Point, Maine, August 7, 1900. Dear Mr. Hackett : — I am under many obli- gations to you for your courtesy in permitting me to read your very interesting paper on " Flusser and the Albemarle" Some thirty-eight years or more have elapsed since I last saw Flusser, and, of course, many of the incidents that occurred during the two occa- sions we were thrown together as instructors at the Naval Academy have been forgotten. We had APPENDIX 209 rooms in the bachelor's quarters, and became very- intimate, and, although there was a difference of only three or four years in our ages, he often spoke to others of me as his younger brother. I had the greatest admiration for his character as an officer and a gentleman, and for his many varied attain- ments, and showed this by my deference to his opinions and advice. He was generous to a fault, although not a spendthrift, and I never knew him to be guilty of an ungentlemanly or mean act. Unfortunately, he left no picture of himself that would convey to strangers the kind of man that he was. My recollection of him is that he was about five feet, seven and a half inches in height, slim in build, and of a graceful, erect figure. His face indi- cated the strength of his character, and his eyes were large, bright, and expressive. When he smiled, he showed his white teeth slightly through his small, brown moustache, and his expression was most winning and kindly. When angry, he showed in his face a determination of character that con- vinced me of the truthfulness of some of the stories that I had heard of his courage in his younger days. While we were associated together he was tem- perate in all his habits, never drinking even wine. When dining out, he would raise the glass to his lips without showing to others that he was not following their example. He was quick in his 210 APPENDIX movements, and very active. I have seen him stand at the foot of my bed and spring onto the bed backward over the foot-board, which came to the small of his back. Sometimes, in going out of the grounds, he would tell me to take the gate, and then he would scale the high wall like a cat, and be waiting for me at the gate. He possessed an excellent mathematical mind, and I am sure he would have made himself a famous mathematician if he had turned his atten- tion in that direction. He was fond of good books, and had many of the best within his reach. He had a deep, well-modulated voice, was something of an elocutionist, and an excellent reader. He would take up a prayer-book in my room and read portions of the beautiful service in that book as I had never heard it read before, and that, too, without affectation of style or manner. He could quote many passages of Shakespeare accurately and with striking effect, and I often thought, if he had so wished, he could have made himself a great tragedian. He made a study of words and their correct pronunciation, and to aid him he divided up a dictionary for convenience of handling, and would take pleasure in making himself familiar with the latest authority. Flusser was cool under all circumstances, and apparently without nerves ; but he once told me that he was naturally of a nervous temperament, APPENDIX 211 and had made up his mind not to show he was under excitement, no matter what occurred ; his will-power was so great that he was able, in the end, to carry out his determination. During the exciting times of the breaking-out of the Civil War, he was on one occasion in my room, and we were overhauling our revolvers. After cleaning his, he was lowering the hammer, when his thumb slipped, the cartridge was exploded, and the bullet just grazed my head and was buried in the win- dow-casing behind me. Flusser, although he must have been much shocked, merely arched his eye- brows, which was his wont, and said, " My dear boy, I nearly killed you " ; and then turned so that I could not see his face, laid the revolver down on the table, and was silent and thoughtful for some hours afterwards. Flusser had a great deal of dry humor in his composition, and was sometimes given to harmless practical jokes. One hot night he came into my room, draped in his white uniform, and asked me to take a walk. I declined, saying that I had some studying to do, when he replied, " That is right, my boy. Keep ahead of the youngsters." He went out and returned in an hour or so, smiling. When I asked him the cause of his amusement, he said that he had gone out to the cemetery to see the tombs of some of his relatives, and while there had sat down on one of the vaults, which, by the 212 APPENDIX way, was the same one in which, some years after- wards, I temporarily placed his remains, that had been sent to my care from their first burial-place. After having been seated for some time, he said, meditating upon what the future had in store for him, he rose, went to the entrance of the cemetery to go out, when a negro passed across the field a short distance from him. The man caught sight of him, gave an unearthly yell, and started for the shanties in Lockwoodville, with Flusser chasing him. As he came near the houses, one of the doors opened and the man disappeared within. Flusser turned and walked away ; and when he had fin- ished his story to me, he said, laughingly, that the darky would repeat to his dying day that true ghost-story. I have related this trifling incident merely to show that Flusser was not that austere and seri- ous man that strangers sometimes thought him. Your estimate of Flusser is so accurate that I fear I have added little to it, but I send what I have written, as it has given me much pleasure to recall to my mind an old friend whom I loved, and one honored by all that knew him. Very truly yours, J. N. Miller. Hon. Frank W. Hackett, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. APPENDIX 213 # * # A valuable paper on Flusser by Charles W. Stewart will be found in " Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute," volume xxxi, for June, 1905. It contains several letters written by Flusser from the Sounds of North Carolina, and bears this appropriate title: "Lion-Hearted Flus- ser : A Naval Hero of the Civil War." ^*^ The Navy Department have recently (1908) named a torpedo boat the Flusser, in memory of this officer. VII HENRY LAKEMAN RICHARDS Henry Richards is one of the unknown heroes of the war. The more that his character is studied, the higher it mounts in the esteem of those who recognize the meaning of true patriotism. Ports- mouth may well take pride in the record of such a noble spirit. The following extract from an address, delivered July 26, 1863, by Joseph Hiller Foster, at the Unitarian Sunday School, Portsmouth, is worthy of such preservation as this little volume may promise for it. Mr. Foster, himself one of the best of men, has not gone beyond the bounds of literal truth in the tribute of praise here bestowed upon his friend : — Of the friend for whose remains I undertook this journey [to Gettysburg] I would say a few words; for, although never a member of this school, his character was one that you may all well take as a model, especially the boys. Pure, upright, honest, brave, never as a boy do I re- member hearing from his lips any profane or indecent word; and as a man all that which was in the least tainted with impurity was most abhorrent to him. A lie, or any- thing inconsistent with the strictest honesty and upright- ness of word or deed, was his utter detestation. Brave as any soldier in the army, and meeting his death at last because he would not fall back when his comrades did, he APPENDIX 215 yet feared sin ; nor did he ever, even in his youth, regard it as any mark of courage to do what he knew was wrong or would displease his parents or his God. He eminently obeyed the precept: "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another." His little acts of kindness at home, to neighbors, and to all with whom he was connected, were of constant occurrence ; himself he did not consider when another was to be helped. When at home last winter with a wounded leg, he walked several miles to obtain flowers for a poor, sick woman, who had not the remotest claim upon him but her distress and poverty. His modesty and retiring dispo- sition were as conspicuous as his kindness. He refused a commission in the Army, saying that he knew he could be a good soldier, and that was better than to be a poor offi- cer; although friends well knew that whatever position he might take he would fill it well. But for him the toils of life are over ; for him we can well quote the hymn : — Go to the grave ; at noon from labor cease ; Rest on thy sheaves, thy harvest task is done ; Come from the heat of battle, and in peace, Soldier, go home ; with thee the fight is won. INDEX OF NAMES INDEX OF NAMES Adams, John, 63, 65, 66. Adams, Samuel, 64. Allen, Charles Henry, 4, 5. Anderson, William Henry, 140, 141, 142. Barry, John, 105. Bates, Alfred Elliott, 86. Berrien, Frank Dunn, 207. Blakewell, Allan Campbell, 85. Bonaparte, Charles Joseph, 101. Bonaparte, Napoleon, 9. Bookwater, Charles Sumner, 207. Bradford, Joseph Morgan, 174. Bradford, Royal Bird, 86. Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell, 49, 86. Browne, James Edwin, 86. Buell, Augustus C, 25, 26, 185-192. Buffington, Adelbert Rinaldo, 86. Butts, Frank Albert, 86. Byron, John, 104. Cervera, Pasquale de, 34. Chadwick, French Ensor, 19. Chandler, William Eaton, 26, 102. Chichester, Sarah Ellen Du- lany, 102. Collingwood, Cuthbert, 203. Cooke, James Wallace, 137, 138. Cramp, Charles Henry, 186. Craven, Robert Carter, 102. Craven, Thomas Tingey (1), no, 174. Craven, Thomas Tingey (2), 102. Craven, Tunis Augustus Mac- donough, 77, 102, no, 174. Crittenden, John Jordan, 200. Cushing, William Barker, 137. Davenport, Henry Kallock, 117, 123, 127, 129, 131,132. Decatur, Stephen, 12, 28. De Koven (Mrs. Reginald), Anna Farwell, 186, 187, 188, 189. Dewey, George, 7, 73> 74. 78, 197-198. Dewey (Mrs. George), Mildred McLean, 73. Dickinson, John, 65. Dillon, Michael Augustus, 171. Douglas, Archibald Hugh, 207. Drayton, Percival, 202. Eldridge, Watson William, 86. Farley, Louis Calott, 207. Farquhar, Norman Van Held- reich, 3. 220 INDEX OF NAMES Farragut, David Glasgow, 12, 73-81, 197-203. Farragut, Loyall, 73. Farragut (Mrs.), Virginia Loy- all, 73- Flusser, Charles Williamson, 1 15-142, 208-213. Flusser, Guy, 121. Flusser, Ottaker, 121. Foster, John Gray, 124. Foster, Joseph, 192. Foster, Joseph Hiller, 214. Franklin, Benjamin, 66, 187. French, Charles A., 125, 129, 136. Goodrich, Casper Frederick, 26. Goodrich, Edwin Ruthven, 173. Goodwin, Ichabod, 171. Greer, James Augustin, 51. Hackett, Frank Warren, 86, 192, 208, 212. Hagner, Alexander Burton, 50, 102, 193, 194. Hagner, Peter, 193-194. Halligan, John, Junior, 207. Halsey, William Frederick, Junior, 207. Hamilton, Alexander, 51, 193. Hargis, Thomas G., 135. Hawley, Joseph Roswell, 146. Henry, Patrick, 63. Herbert, Hilary Abner, 41,102. Hewes, Joseph, 25, 187, 188, 191. Hibben, Henry Bascom, 108. Higginson, Francis John, 20. Hodgdon, George Enos, 173. Hoke, Robert Frederick, 139. Howard, David Stewart Hoxie, 207. Hull, Isaac, 12, 76. Irwin, Noble Edward, viii. Jackson, Thomas Jonathan, 172. Jefferson, Thomas, 65, 66. Jewell, Theodore Frelinghuy- sen, 86. Johns, Arthur, 101. Johnson, Andrew, 158. Johnson, Samuel, 14. Johnston, Joseph Forney, 41. Jones, John Paul, 12, 25, 26, 28, 44, 52, 53, 54, 55, 76, 95, 174, 185-192. Jones, William, 109. Karns, Franklin D., 207. Kavanagh, Arthur Glynn, 207. Lancaster, Joseph, 29. Langdon, John, 76, 171. Lee, Richard Henry, 65. Lee, Samuel Philips, 122, 139. Lemly, Samuel Conrad, 86. Leutze, Eugene Henry Coz- zens, 101. Lincoln, Abraham, 80, 150, 168, 177- Livingston, Robert Robert, 65, 66. Locke, John, 29. Long, John Davis, 41, 147. Loud, John Sylvanus, 86. Loyall, William, 73. Luce, Stephen Bleecker, 3, 22, 26. INDEX OF NAMES 221 Lynch, William Francis, 118. Lyon, Gideon Allen, 86. McKinley, William, 87, 145 15'- McKinley (Mrs. William), Ida Saxton, 87. Madison, James, 193. Marston, Gilman, 172. Mason, James Murray, 51. Meade, George Gordon, 93. Meade, Henry Meigs, 91. Meade, Richard Worsam (1), 92, 93- Meade, Richard Worsam (2), 54, 85-97. Meade, Robert Leamy, 91. Miller, Joseph Nelson, viii, 142, 208-212. Milton, John, 29. Monroe, James, 193. Moore, Edwin King, 74, 199. Morris, Gouverneur, 187. Nelson, Horatio, 203. Nichols, Neil Ernest, 207. Orleans, Duchesse d', 187. Otis, James, 63, Palmer, Leigh Carlyle, 207. Parrott, Enoch Greenleaf, 174. Patrick, George Henry, 86. Pearson, George Frederick, 174. Peck, John James, 128. Pennock, Alexander Mosely, 73- Pennock, Mrs., 73. Perry, Oliver Hazard, 28. Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, 29. Pickering, Charles Whipple, 174. Porter, David Dixon, 116. Porter, Fitz John, 160. Porter, Horace, 185, 192. Poteet, Fred Halstead, 207. Potter, Robert Brown, 124. Powell, Joseph Wright, 207. Preble, George Henry, 108. Remey, George Collier, 36. Richards, Henry Lakeman, 173, 214-215. Roe, Francis Asbury, 9. Rollins, Frank West, 41. Rowell, Edward Thomas, 173. Russell, John, 6. Rutledge, Edward, 65. Sampson, William Thomas, 7, 20, 26, 35, 41, 183-184. Schofield, John McAllister, 155-161. Selkirk, Lady Helen, 191. Semmes, Raphael, 41. Seward, William Henry, 55, 157. Sherburne, John Henry, 185. Sherman, Roger, 66. Sigsbee, Charles Dwight, 86. Slidell, John, 51. Smith, Jeremiah (1), 194-195. Smith, Jeremiah (2), 194. Smith, Melancthon, 137. Smith, Sydney, 6. Spencer, Herbert, 29. Spencer, Herbert Lee, 207. Stark, John, 194. 222 INDEX OF NAMES Stewart, Charles West, 190, 191-192, 213. Stockton, Charles Herbert, 3. Stoddert, Benjamin, 102. Stokes, Thomas Bateman, 132. Storer, George Washington, 165, 174. Tatnall, Josiah, 122. Taussig, Joseph Knefler, 207. Taylor, Henry Clay, 36. Thatcher, Joseph Haven, 173. Thompson, Frank, 74, 196-197. Thompson, Robert Means, viii, 204-206. Thornton, James Shepard, 174. Tingey, Thomas, ioi-iii. Townsend, Robert, 116, 117. Truxtun, Thomas, 28, 105. Van Reypen, William Knick- erbocker, 86. Wainwright, Richard (1), 201. Wainwright, Richard (2), 85. Walker, Asa, 3. Washington, George, 51, 64, 67, 150. 177. 187, 193. Watson, John Crittenden, 74, 199-203. Wayland, Francis, 31. Webster, Daniel, 66, 168. Wessells, Henry Walton, 127, 128, 129, 139. Wilkes, Charles, 51. Williams, Rogers, 207. Wilson, James, 65. Yates, Arthur Reid, 174. CAMBRIDGE . MASSACHUSETTS U . S . A H •* o !&>* ^ •---V' >°;-^-^ ' * A *^ -*wm: «^ * <,*"*, V r*.* ,6 a ^ > ^ v "^L ^s 5 iP** W f * aV *K , ;♦ *> ;* ^ 4°* v^ 1 '^>^ o^ »-1*.*«- "h O *o * t ^ * v -v ^ far a ^|S^« v^ ;^HM: ^* v-o v •- ^ r oK A°* ,0* ♦ •*"• *o, a^vT^u * O &y o ° JL a HECKMAN BINDERY INC. ^ SEPT 88 N. MANCHESTER, *&r INDIANA 46962 ^ * v ^ : mm mm ii il ! '