The Brilliant Career of Lieutenant Roswell H. Lamson, U. S. Navy (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Brilliant Career of Lieutenant Roswell H. Lamson, U. S. NavyThe outbreak of the Civil War took all of his class to sea, and Lamson soon was able to demonstrate his qualifications as an officer. On the oth of May, 1861, the Commandant of Midshipmen, Lieut. - Commander C. R. P. Rodgers, on orders from the Department, sent Lamson, then a second classman, as an acting master to the frigate Wabash, the ¿agship of Admiral Dupont. On November 11, 1861, Flag Officer Dupont, in his report of the capture of Fort Walker and the defenses of Hilton Head, gave to voung Lamson special praise for his work with the pivot guns of the vessel in action, saying that he had sustained the reputation of the Naval Academy and was a valuable o¿icer, and subsequently he was commended for efficient work in an armed launch protecting the bridge across the Savannah River.On August 1, 1862, Lamson was promoted to be a lieutenant and was given a brief term of duty in the Navy Department, Where he evidently soon became a favorite with his superiors.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.