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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 3 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. (This enclosure is continued from page 557. The report can be found on the bottom of page 556)

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

(NOTE - This enclosure is continued from page 557. The report can be found on the bottom of page 556)

List of offices and men of U. S. ship Morning Light, Captain John Dillingham, acting master, commanding - Continued.

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

Name
Rank
Remarks
66 W.T. O'Brien Landsman Died Dec. 25, 1863, at Tyler, Tex.
67 Henry Bartlett .....do..... Exchanged
68 Peter Keenan .....do..... Died Nov. 30, 1863, at Camp Groce.
69 W.L.G. Smith .....do..... Negro.
70 J.H. Cleggett .....do..... Do.
71 Augustus Wode .....do.....
72 Edward Williams .....do..... Do.
73 Issac Stubbs .....do..... Do.
74 David Saterfield .....do..... Do.
75 Joseph Plumber .....do..... Do.
76 C.R. Bliss .....do..... Exchanged.
77 Wm. Jenkins .....do.....
78 W.H. Blaney .....do..... Do.
79 James Duffey .....do..... Dead. See report herewith.
80 John Soshia .....do..... Negro.
81 Edmund Carr .....do..... Do.
82 George H. Travis First-class boy
83 Patrick Monon .....do.....
84 M.C. Poulson .....do.....
85 A.J. Seymour Second-class boy Do.
86 Alex Wilson .....do..... Do.
87 Boson Davis Third-class boy Do.
88 Jerry Chambers .....do..... Do.
89 Robert Green .....do..... Do.
90 Fray Francois .....do..... Do.
91 Phillip Soshia .....do..... Do.
92 Brazil Soshia .....do..... Do.
93 James Soshia .....do..... Negro. Died in Houston, March 21, 1863.
94 Gustav Louisiana .....do..... Negro.
95 Wm. Dread .....do..... Do.
96 Jerry Walker .....do..... Do.
97 Archy Vance .....do..... Do.
98 Anderson Shields .....do..... Do.
99 Robt. Johnson .....do..... Do.
100 George Bryan .....do..... Do.
101 Patk. Ferlin Ordinary seaman Killed in action, Jan. 21, 1863.
102 A.W. Marshall .....do..... Died from wound in brain, Jan. 27.

Total number of officers and men now in Houston, 107.

N.W. Hammond,

Actg. Volunteer Lieutenant Comdg., U. S. Schooner Velocity.

John Dillingham,

Actg. Master, U. S. N., late comdg. U. S. Ship Morning Light.

(NOTE - This enclosure is continued from page 557. The report can be found on the bottom of page 556)

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