Reports
- See the Historical Documents page.
- See the index entry for the US Revenue Steamer Naugatuck in Volume 7, Series 1 of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies at Cornell's Making of America web site.
Ship
The Naval Historical Center has several images including the Naugatuck, including these (and others):
- Drawing from Harper's Weekly from 1862
- Another drawing from Harper's Weekly
- Cutaway view of the Naugatuck from Harper's Weekly
- Contemporary model of the Naugatuck
- Bombardment of Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, 15 May 1862
- Bombardment of Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, 15 May 1862
Crew
In April, the ship was apparently under the command of a Captain Shippen. By May 8 (the action against Sewell's Batteries) and through at least May 15 (the action at Drewry's Bluff), US Revenue Service Lt. David C. Constable was in command.
- Shippen, , Captain
- Constable, David C., USRS Lt. Commanding
- Oliver, David J., cookT2
- Dixon, Peter, seamanT2 (injured 15 May 1862 severe contusion, not seriousT1)
- Wilton, JamesT1 (injured 15 May 1862 musket shot through the arm, not seriousT1)
Unfortunately, I have not yet collected the names of the other crew. Any help would be appreciated.
Sources:
[T1] Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Third Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress, Vol. 3. 1862. House of Representatives, 37th Congress, 3rd session. Ex. Doc. 1. Washington, DC. 1862. 931pp
[T2] Personal email note from Gregory Watts, 16 Feb. 2004, great-great-grandson of David Oliver.
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