The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918 Page: 371
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The United States Gunboat Harriet Lane
officers and ninety-five men all told. The dead men were con-
veyed to the Ursuline Convent (Bath Avenue between N and 0
Streets), where the body of Commander Wainright was identified
by Dr. Penrose, and warrant officers Hammon and Hamilton. It
was then removed to Confederate headquarters, the E. B. Nichols
residence (Broadway and Bath Avenue), and given burial with
Masonic honors. At the same time the body of Lieutenant-Com-
mander Edward Lea was buried with military honors.21 This was
the day after the battle.
Among other papers in the chart room of the Harriet Lane the
Confederates found a complete copy of the code of the United
States signal service, which when copied and distributed among
the signal corps of the Confederacy proved of inestimable value in
subsequent engagements when orders were transmitted by signal
flags.22 No log book was found among the contents of the chart
room. Inquiry was made therefor before the Prize Commiission-
ers, and Captain Henry S. Lubbock states in his deposition that
Crew, Wounded and Sick
1. Daniel Morris, sick in hospital
2. Henry Brass, wounded, gone to Houston
3. G. W. Davis, wounded
4. Albert Sailor, wounded
5. Christian Eisenhardt, sick
6. J. A. Purington, wounded
7. Peter Jackson, wounded
8. J. O. McDermott, wounded
9. David Hern, wounded
10. IDan'l Haggerty, wounded
11. Wm. Martin, wounded, gone to Houston
12. Jno. Cunun, wounded
13. J. C. Nickle, wounded
14. IH. Woodfield, sick
15. Robt. W. Cummings, wounded, gone to Houston
16. Allen Dodd, sick
17. E. T. Kensil, wounded, in hospital
18. C. Mosenfeldt, sick
19. Jas. Frazier, wounded, in Houston
Hospital room ...... 19
Gone to Houston 4
19, less 4 gone to Houston, 15
Killed, James Hart, Jas. Pollock, 2."--MS. copy of Tucker's report in
Tucker collection.
"'See page 378 below for account of Major C. W. Hays, in Opera Glass
Souvenir of Free Masonry, Galveston, 1884.
a2Personal statement to me of Captain Joseph Aiken, Signal Corps,
C. S. A.371
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