The Union Forces At Port Royal.



Union Naval Forces Flag Officer S.F. DuPont Commanding,

                   Captain Charles Henry Davis Fleet-Captain



 Wabash(flagship): Commander C. R. P. Rodgers

 Susquehanna     : Captain J. L. Lardner

 Mohican         : Commander S. W. Godon

 Seminole        : Commander J. P. Gillis

 Pocahontas      : Commander Percival Drayton

 Pawnee          : Lieutenant R.H. Wyman

 Unadilla        : Lieutenant Napoleon Collins

 Seneca          : Lieutenant Daniel Ammen

 Ottawa          : Lieutenant T.H. Stevens

 Pembina         : Lieutenant J.P. Bankhead

 Vandalia        : Commander F.S. Haggerty

 Bienville       : Commander Charles Steedman

 Augusta         : Commander E.G. Parrott

 Curlew          : Lieutenant P.G. Watmough

 Penguin         : Lieutenant T.A. Budd

 R.B. Forbes     : Lieutenant H. S. Newcomb

 Isaac Smith     : Lieutenant J.W.A. Nicholson



 Fleet Armament

  Wabash      : 2 10-inch, 28  9-inch, 14 8-inch, 2 12-pounders

  Susquehanna : 15 8-inch, 1 24-pounder, 2 12-pounders

  Mohican     : 2 11-inch 4 32-pounders, 1 12-pounder

  Seminole    : 1 11-inch, 4 32-pounders

  Pocahontas  : 1 10-inch, 4 32-pounders

  Pawnee      : 8 9-inch, 2 12-pounders

  Unadilla    : 1 11-inch, 1 20-pounder rifle, 2 24-pounders

  Seneca      : 1 11-inch, 1 20-pounder rifle, 2 24-pounders

  Ottawa      : 1 11-inch, 1 20-pounder rifle, 2 24-pounders

  Pembina     : 1 11-inch, 1 20-pounder rifle, 2 24-pounders

  Vandalia    : 4 8-inch, 16 32-pounders, 1 12-pounder

  Bienville   : 8 32-pounders, 1 30-pounder rifle

  Augusta     : 8 32-pounders, 1 12-pounder

  Curlew      : 6 32-pounders, 1 20-pounder rifle

  Penguin     : 4 32-pounders, 1 12-pounder

  R.B. Forbes : 2 32-pounders

  Isaac Smith : 8 8-inch, 1 30-pounder rifle, originally,

   the broadside battery was thrown overboard on the way down from

   Hampton Roads



 The Susquehanna was a sidewheel steamer.

 The Wabash was a frigate.

 The Mohican was a sloop.

 The Vandalia was a sailing sloop.

 The Bienville was a steamer.

 The following boats were gun-boats:

    Unadilla, Seneca, Ottawa, Pembina



Union fleet, as officially reported, loss:

 8 killed, 23 wounded

 Grand Total: 31



Union Land Forces Brig. General Thomas W. Sherman

 First Brigade Brig. General Egbert L. Viele

  8th  Me.     Colonel Lee Strickland

  3rd  N.H.    Colonel Enoch Q. Fellows

  46th N.Y.    Colonel Rudolph Rosa

  47th N.Y.    Colonel Henry Moore

  48th N.Y.    Colonel James  H. Perry



 Second Brigade Brig. General Isaac I. Stevens

  8th   Mich.   Colonel William M. Fenton

  79th  N.Y.    Lieut. Colonel William H. Nobles

  50th  Pa.     Colonel Benjamin C. Christ

  100th Pa.     Colonel Daniel Leasure



 Third Brigade Brig. General Horatio G. Wright

  6th Conn.    Colonel John L. Chatfield

  7th Conn.    Colonel Alfred H. Terry

  9th Me.      Colonel Rishworth Rich

  4th N.H.     Colonel Thomas J. Whipple



 Unattached

  3rd R.I. Colonel Nathaniel W. Brown

  1st N.Y. Engineers Colonel Edward W. Serrell

  3rd U.S. E Battery Captain John Hamilton

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