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USS Morning Light - Reports of Capture

Enclosure to report dated April 1, 1863, by Acting Master Dillingham, U. S. Navy, late commanding U. S. ship Morning Light, to Commodore H. H. Bell (Page 2 of 3 pages). This report is in Volume 19 of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion.(The report can be found on the bottom of page 556, and this enclosure is continued on page 558)

Report of Acting Master Dillingha, U. S. Navy, late commanding U. S. ship Morning Light,  
to Commodore H. H. Bell

(NOTE - The report can be found on the bottom of page 556, and this enclosure is continued on page 558)

[Enclosure]

List of officers and men of the U. S. ship Morning Light, John Dillingham, acting master, commanding.

Name
Rank
Remarks
Henry W. Washburn Acting Master and executive Officer
W. W. Fowler Acting Master
George H. Rice
John W. Sherfy Surgeon Returned.
John L. Chambers Acting master's mate
Henry L. Van Wyck Paymaster's steward
George H. Abbott Yeoman Died Dec. 12, 1863, Camp Groce.
1 W.J.R. Clark Surgeio's steward
2 Jno. Morrison Boatswain's mate
3 Jno. H. Williams .....do..... Exchanged.
4 Wm. Campbell Captain forecastle Died June 26, 1864, Camp Groce.
5 Wm. Jenkins Captain maintop
6 Daniel George Captain foretop Exchanged.
7 Peter Le Prevost Captain afterguard Died at Camp Groce, July 9, 1863.
8 John Bowen Coxswain
9 Antonio Galushia .....do.....
10 Thomas Sheperd Quartermaster Exchanged.
11 John P. Lind .....do.....
12 Joseph Little Master-at-arms
13 Jno. McClennan Captain of hold
14 Chas. Thomas Gunner's mate Died Sept. -, 1863, Camp Groce.
15 Jas. H. Warden Quarter gunner
16 Jno. T. Griffith Carpenter's mate
17 Jno. Halsey Captain forecastle
18 Morris E. Lyons Captain's steward Excaped.
19 Joseph C. Shorter Wardroom steward Negro.
20 James Johnson Wardroom cook Do.
21 Timothy Baldwin Ship's cook Died Aug. -, 1863, Camp Groce.
22 Alphonso Mathews Seaman Exchanged as a soldier.
23 Edward Noble .....do..... Do.
24 Wm. Thomas .....do.....
25 Jno. S. Taplin .....do..... Do.
26 Henry R. Snyder .....do.....
27 Daniel Illingworth .....do..... Exchanged.
28 Daniel Burke .....do.....
29 George Dawson .....do.....
30 John Williams, 2d .....do.....
31 John D. Oliver .....do.....
32 Michael Sugrue .....do.....
33 W.H.H. Gilbert .....do.....
34 Augustus Johnson .....do.....
35 F.A. Van Ronk .....do..... Do.
36 Chas. Ryan .....do..... Do.
37 Joseph Hafley .....do..... Do.
38 Francis Murray .....do.....
39 Henry D. Buck .....do.....
40 Chas. Baxter .....do..... Died Dept. 23, 1863, at Camp Groce, Tex.
41 Jno. Dickson .....do.....
42 George Owen .....do.....
43 Wm. Sweeney .....do.....
44 Chas. Mosely .....do.....
45 Henry Newell .....do..... Believed to have escaped.
46 Chas. Lane .....do.....
47 Jas. Mason Ordinary seamsn
48 Jas. Redan .....do..... Negro.
49 Jas. H. Collins .....do..... Exchanged.
50 Geo. F. Mitus .....do.....
51 Wm. Ferry .....do.....
52 Michael Boyld .....do.....
53 Benjamin Drummond .....do..... Negro.
54 James Collins .....do..... Exchanged.
55 M.F. Wilson .....do.....
56 Thomas Egan .....do.....
57 Michael Kenney .....do.....
58 Lawrence Bartley .....do.....
59 Wm. Brock .....do..... Do.
60 O.A. Coburn .....do.....
61 Archy McArthur .....do.....
62 C.B. Tweedy .....do..... Died July -, 1864, at Hempstead, Tex.
63 John Ryan .....do.....
64 John McNulty .....do..... Exchanged.
65 James Peterson .....do..... Negro.

(NOTE - The report can be found on the bottom of page 556, and this enclosure is continued on page 558)

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