Military Naval History of the Rebellion in the United States With Biographica
Military Naval History of the Rebellion in the United States With Biographica
William Jewett Tenney
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Gushing succeeded in reaching the opposite shore, and during the next day made his way by stealth through the surrounding swamps to a creek some distance below Ply- mouth, where he found a skiff belonging to a rebel picket, in which he effected his escape to the fleet. Only one other of his party succeed- ed in escaping, the rest being either captured, killed, or drowned. The Albemarle was com- pletely submerged by the explosion of the tor- pedo, and so remained long subsequent to the evacuatio...n of Plymouth by the rebels. This daring feat excited the admiration of the rebel no less than of the Federal authorities, and obtained for Lieut. Gushing the thanks of Con- gress, and promotion to the next highest grade in the service. The main rebel defence of Ply- mouth being thus removed, Commander Ma- comb, the senior naval officer in the Sounds, availed himself of Lieut. Cushing's success to reestablish the Federal supremacy of the lower Eoanoke. With the vessels under his command he immediately pushed up the river to Plymouth, drove the rebels from their rifle-pits and batter- ies, and on Oct.
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