Identifier: battlesleadersof04john (find matches)
Title: Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937 Buel, Clarence Clough, 1850-1933 Century Company
Subjects: Command of troops
Publisher: New York : Century Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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veorders to cease firing. Thus ended the fight, aftera duration of one hour and two minutes. CaptainSemmes, in his report, says: Although we werenow but four hundred yards from each other, theenemy fired upon me five times after my colors hadbeen struck. It is charitable to suppose that aship-of-war of a Christian nation could not havedone this intentionally. He is silent as to therenewal by the Alabama of the fight after his sur-render— an act which, in Christian warfare, wouldhave justified the Kearsarge in continuing the fireuntil the Alabama had sunk beneath the waters. Boats were now lowered from the Alabama. Hermasters-mate, Fullam, anEnglishman, came along-side the Kearsarge with a few of the wounded,reported the disabled and sinking condition of hisship, and asked for assistance. Captain Winslowinquired, Does Captain Semmes surrender hisship? Yes, was the reply. Fullam then so-licited permission to return with his boat and crewto assist in rescuing the drowning, pledging his
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620 THE DUEL BETWEEN THE -ALABAMA AND KEARSARGE: 621 ■word of honor that when this was done he wouldeome on board and surrender. Captain Winslowgranted the request. With less generosity he couldhave detained the officer and men, supplied theirplaces in the boat from his ships company, securedmore prisoners, and afforded equal aid to the dis-tressed. The generosity was abused, as the sequelshows. Fullam pulled to the midst of the drown-ing, rescued several officers, went to the yachtDeerhound, and cast his boat adrift, leaving anumber of men struggling in the water. It was nowseen that the Alabama was settling fast.The wounded, and the boys who could not swim,were sent away in the quarter-boats, the waist-boats having been destroyed. Captain Semmesdropped his sword into the sea and jumped over-board with the remaining officers and men. Coming under the stern of the Kearsarge from thewindward, the Deerhound was hailed, and her com-mander requested by Captain Winslow to run downand ass

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