1063. July 18 - A combined land and naval attack was made on Fort Wagner. Charleston. but was repulsed by the Confederates.
1863. Sept. 8 - A boat party consisting of 400 -nen under . the command of Commapder T. H. Stevens attempted to surprise Fort Sumter, Charleston, but was repulsed with a loss of 16 killed or wounded and 102 taken prisoners.
1863. Sept. 8 - An army and naval expedition against Sabine Pam was repelled by the Confederates, the Nationalists having about 50 killed or wounded, while the gunboats Clifton and Sachem were compelled to surrender.
1864. Jan. 30 - The Confederates under Commander J. T. Wood made a night attack on Union gunboats guardiots New Berne, N. C., and captured the Underwriter, with a loss of 39 killed, wounded and made prisoners; the Confederate loss killed or wounded.
1864. April 20 - ram Albemarle attacked Union gunboats at the mouth of the Roanoke Rives, North Carolina and sank the Southfield, a number Unionists being killed or wounded.
1864. May - The ram As'xexA, -tt• a lee l'u ion gun boats in Albemarle Sourvi aria, alter a ciesperate fight with our wooden gunboats, lasting several hours, was driven back, Several of the Union gunboats were disabled. The Unionists had 29 killed or wounded; the Confederate loss was less.
1864. May 6 - The Confederates blew up the Union gunboat Commodore foxes in Pour Mile Creek, killing or wounding half bar personnel. Two days later they destroyed our gunboat Shawsheen.
1864. June 19 - The Kearsarge sank the Confederate cruiser Alabama off Cherbourg, Prance, after a severe action. The Nationalists had 3 killed or wounded and the enemy 30.
1864. June 24 - Confederate shore batteries oppenmed an unexpected fire on two Union gunboats in the Dinalaipa near Port Hudson, but were silenced after an hour of bard fighting.
1864. Aug. 5 - Farragut made rues famous dash past the forts at Mobile Bay, and on the same day captured the ironclad Tennessee, after one of the most desperate fights in naval history. The monitor Tecumseh was sunk, while passing over a line of torpedoes, 93 of her crew of 114 perishing. Total Union casualties, 315; that of the
Confederates being 32.
1864 Oct. 7 - Commander Napoleon Collins, in the war ship Wackeree, captured the Confederate cruiser Florida, in the Brazilian port of Bahia, by boarding. Afterward the Florida was released, the attack being illegal 1864. Oct. 28 - Lieut. W131. B. Cushing, in a launch with 16 men, under cover of night, crept up the Roanoke River and destroyed the ironclad ram Albemarle by a o.
4 - Two Union gunboats under Commander Shirk were destroyed in endeavoring to silence the on the Tennessee River.
1864. Dec. 24 - Past great naval and land attack on Fort Fisher, in which the Unionists were repulsed with a loee of 83 killed or wounded to the fleet alone, while the Confederate casualties were 58.
1865. Jan. 13 - Second naval and land attack on Fort Fisher, by which the fort was captured, our sailors and marines having 351 killed or wounded.
1865. Feb. 17 - Admiral Potter, with a strong naval force, captured Fort Anderson, with a loss of seven killed or wounded.
1866. Sept. - - Schooner Gen. Sherman ran aground in Ping Yang River, Korea, and her crew was clubbed to death.
1867. Jan. - - United States Steamshir Wadnuell visited scene of GEM Sherman outrage, but failed to get satisfaction.
1870. Jan. 24 - United States Steamship Oneida, while steaming out of the harbor of Yokohama, Japan, home ward bound, was rammed by the English passenger ship. Bombay, and sunk; 117 of her 176 men perished.
1171. June 11 - A party from the American squadron attacked Korean forts in the Ping Yang River arid carried them by storm, having 10 killed or wounded Lieutenant McKee being among the former.
111115. March 15 - Commander McCall/a, with a force of sailors and marines, took posesaion of the Isthmus of Panama, to protect American interests.
1889. March 15 - The United States Steamship Trenton, Ireadelia. and Nies* wrecked by a hurricane at itge Samoa. The Vandals was a total lose. About 5 our officers and sailors were killed or drowned.