Remarks Aug 31/62 Commences & till 4 AM Wind & weather clear S.D.G. S.D. Greene From 4 to 8 Moderate breezes from the E[astwar]’d & pleasant. At 6 the Wachusett made signal to 4248 and immediately got under way accompanied by the Maratanza, Tioga, Mahaska, Sonoma, Southfield, Alert and seven [...]
Remarks Aug 19/62 Commences & till 4 Calm & weather clear S.D. Greene From 4 to 8 Light breeze from the N. & clear weather. At 6 one of the Gunboats commenced shelling the right bank of the river opposite Harrisons Landing William Flye From 8 to Meridian [...]
Remarks Aug 18/62 Commences & till 4 AM Moderate breeze from the N.E & clear weather William Flye From 4 to 8 Wind N.E & pleasant. At 7.30 a flag of truce passed down with returned union officers on board Louis Stodder From 8 to Meridian [...]
Remarks July 15/62 Commences & till 4 AM Moderate breeze from S & clear weather William Flye From 4 to 8 Wind & weather same E.V.Gager for L.N.S. From 8 to Meridian Calm & pleasant. Maratanza went up the river & returned. Yankee went up Louis Stodder [...]
Remarks July 10/62 Commences & till 4 AM Calm & clear E.V. Gager for L.N.S. From 4 to 8 Calm & clear Louis Stodder From 8 to Meridian At 10 the Maratanza & Yankee got under weigh and stood down the river. At 10.20 the Yankee returned. Calm weather clear [...]
Remarks July 8th/62 Commences & till 4 AM Calm & weather clear S.D.G. From 4 to 8 AM Light airs from the N.W & clear weather. At 6 the coal schooner came alongside William Flye From 8 to Meridian Light airs from the N.W & fine weather. finished [...]
Remarks July 6/62 Commences & till 4 AM Calm & clear Galena signalled frequently to the shore during the watch. 2 Jacob Bell arrived. At 4 got underweigh and convoyed St[eame]r Stepping Stones by Windmill p[oin]t. E.V. Gager for L.N.S. From 4 to 8 Wind & weather same. [...]
On 4 July 1862, the Monitor and the steamer Maratanza happened upon their old foe the CSS Teaser at Turkey Island in the James River. Commanded by Hunter Davidson, late of the CSS Virginia, the Teaser was transporting Confederate army officers to locations near Chaffin’s Bluff on the James. Two shells from the Maratanza [...]
Remarks July 2nd /62 Commences & till 4 AM Light breeze S E & cloudy E.V. Gager for LNS From 4 to 8 Wind S.E & rainy. Delaware passed on her way up the river Mahaska & Aroostook with schooners in tow passed down. Also Galena & Maratanza L.N. [...]
Remarks July 1st 62 Commences & till 4 AM Wind S.W & clear Louis Stodder From 4 to 8 Light N.W. wind & clear weather. 7.15 Mahaska went down the river Coal steamer M Francis came along side. coaled ship at 7.30 Geo. Frederickson From [...]
