The Naval History of the United States | Page 4

Willis J. Abbott
Man.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
VOLUME ONE

Spilling Grog on the "Constitution" before going into Action.
Frontispiece.
Commodore Esek Hopkins.
Siege of Charleston, S.C., May, 1780.
Captain John Paul Jones quelling the Mob at Whitehaven, Scotland,
Nov., 1777.
The Action between the "Bon Homme Richard" and the "Serapis,"
September 23, 1779.
Commodore Barry.
Shortening Sail on the "Lancaster"--The Oldest Cruiser in Commission.
Commodore Decatur.
Derelict.
Cutting Away the Flag.
Commodore Perry.
Barney Regains his Ship.
Toasting the Wooden Walls of Columbia.
Commodore Macdonough.
Hull Makes a Reconnoissance.
The British Squadron.
Lieut. Allen Fires a Shot.
Commodore Rogers Hails.

Explosion on the "President".
"Hull Her, Boys!"
Loading.
Ready to Board.
Engagement of the Frigates "United States" and "Macedonian,"
Christmas Day, 1812.
Assuming to be British Men-of-War.
Marines Picking Off the Enemy.
In the Cross-Trees.
Perry's Recruits.
Drilling the Raw Recruits.
Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie.
Perry's Victory--The Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813.
Making Ready to Leave the "Lawrence".
Awaiting the Boarders.
"I am Commodore Rogers".
Beating to Quarters.
The Last Shot of the "Chesapeake".
On Board the "Chesapeake".
The Peruvian Privateer.
The Duel at the Galapagos Islands.

Firing the Howitzer.
VOLUME TWO
Destruction of the "Maine," Havana Harbor, Feb. 15, 1898.
Frontispiece
The Fight with the "Boxer".
The Surrender of the "Boxer".
On the Way to Lake Erie.
Hiram Paulding Fires the Guns.
The Captain of the "Reindeer".
The End of the "Reindeer".
Lieut. Richmond Pearson Hobson, who Sank the "Merrimac" in
Santiago Harbor, June 3, 1898.
The Descent of Wareham.
Sharp-Shooters.
The March on Washington.
Planning the Attack.
Response to the Call for Volunteers to Accompany Hobson on the
"Merrimac".
The "President" Tries to Escape.
Battleship "Massachusetts".
Prison Chaplain and Jailer.

The Last Volley of the War.
New U. S. Torpedo-Boat "Talbot".
The "Hartford," Farragut's Flagship.
Departure of a Naval Expedition from Port Royal.
Fort Moultrie.
Anderson's Command Occupying Fort Sumter.
Major Robert Anderson.
The "Morris"--Torpedo-Boat of the Smallest Type--46-1/2 Tons
Displacement, 800 Horse-Power.
Blockading the Mouth of the Mississippi.
Flag of the Confederacy.
Naval Patrol on the Potomac.
Attack on the Hatteras Forts.
Spanish Merchant Steamer "Catalina" Captured by the Cruiser
"Detroit," April 24, 1898.
Flag of South Carolina.
Nassau: The Haunt of Blockade-Runners.
Cotton Ships at Nassau.
Marines Saluting on the "Lancaster"--Our Oldest Naval Vessel in
Active Service.
Fortress Monroe.

Du Pont's Expedition Off Cape Hatteras.
The Opening Gun.
Engagement of the "Monitor" and "Merrimac," March 9, 1862.
A River Gunboat.
Engagement of the "Kearsarge" and "Alabama," June 19, 1864.
Rescue of Capt. Semmes.
The "Nashville" Burning a Prize.
Fort Pensacola.
Levee at New Orleans Before the War.
Farragut's Fleet Engaging the Enemy near New Orleans, April 26,
1862.
Breaking the Chain.
Farragut Engaging the Port Hudson (La.) Batteries, March, 1863.
The "Arkansas" under Fire.
Farragut's Fleet Engaging Forts Jackson and St. Philip and Confederate
Fleet on the Mississippi River, below New Orleans, April 25, 1862.
The Launching of the Battleship "Iowa".
Passing the Vicksburg Batteries.
Bailey's Dam on the Red River.
Engagement Between the U. S. Flagship "Hartford" and the
Confederate Ironclad "Tennessee," Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864.

Warships off Charleston Harbor.
Battle of Mobile Bay--Union Fleet Engaging Fort Morgan and
Confederate Vessels, August 5, 1864.
Forward Turret of Monitor "Terror".
Torpedo-Boat "Cushing".
Dynamite Cruiser "Vesuvius".
Ensign Worth Bagley, of the Torpedo-Boat "Winslow," Killed May 11,
1898.
Partial View of the Wreck of the "Maine".
Dewey's Victory--The Naval Fight in Manila Bay, May 1, 1898.
The Defeat of Cervera's Fleet--The "Colon" Running Ashore.
The Naval Board of Strategy, 1898.
Rear-Admiral William Thomas Sampson.
Bombardment of San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 13, 1898.
Rear-Admiral George Dewey.
Admiral Sampson's Fleet off Puerto Rico, in Search of Cervera's
Vessels, May 1, 1898.
Admiral Cervera's Fleet Approaching Santiago, May, 1898.
Commodore John Crittenden Watson.
General Miles's Expedition to Puerto Rico, as seen from the Deck of
the "St. Paul".
Hobson Sinking the "Merrimac" in the Entrance to Santiago Harbor,

June 3, 1898.
Rear-Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.
Monitors at League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia.
Training Ship "Alliance"--Type of the Last Wooden Sloops-of-War.
Training Ships "Portsmouth" and "Lancaster" at Brooklyn Navy Yard.
"Racing Home"--The Battleship "Oregon" on her way from San
Francisco to Key West.
Hammock-Inspection on a Battleship.
Armored Cruiser "New York" on her way to Puerto Rico.
New York's Welcome to the Battleship "Texas".
Spanish Merchant Steamer "Panama," Captured April 25, by
Lighthouse Tender "Mangrove".
Forward 13-inch Guns on Battleship "Indiana".
Forward Deck of Dynamite Gun-Vessel "Vesuvius".
Hospital Ship "Relief".
Religious Service on Battleship "Iowa," off Havana.
The Battleship "Maine" Leaving New York for Havana.
Bombardment of Matanzas, Cuba, by the "New York," "Cincinnati,"
and "Puritan," April 27, 1898.
Ironclads in Action.
Bombardment of Forts at Entrance of Santiago Harbor, Cuba, May 6,
1898.

Torpedo-Boat "Ericsson".
Deck-Tube and Projectile of a Torpedo-Boat.
Crew of the "Indiana" Watching the "New York" Capture a Prize.
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