Navy and Army Official Records, Union and Confederate

Statistical Data and Images

• C. S. S. Hunley Statistical Data
• U. S. S. Housatonic Statistical Data
• Letters of Marque and Reprisal - a table with details for Hunley
• Hunley and Housatonic Images

Reports,  Orders, Correspondence, Logs, etc. by Date:

• A Submarine Proposal (Confederate)

• Whitney's submarine boat (Confederate)

• Reward to sink the Ironsides (Confederate)

• Messages Related to "Torpedo-Boat" and Hunley Builders Whitney and McClintock

• Submarine boat sent to Charleston (Confederate)

• Submarine torpedo-boat sank (Confederate)

• Raising the submarine torpedo boat (Confederate)

• Estimate the value of the submarine torpedo-boat (Confederate)

• Submarine observed in Charleston Harbor (Confederate)

• Death of Capt. H. L. Hunley (Confederate)

• Submarine boat found in 9 fathoms of water (Confederate)

• First Lieut. George E. Dixon ordered to sink and destroy any vessel of the enemy that he comes in contact with (Confederate)

• Order of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren, U S. Navy, enjoining precautions in view of probable attack by Confederate torpedo boats.

• Examination of —— Belton; information obtained from the examination of deserters from the enemy.

• Examination of George L. Shipp; Information obtained from the examination of deserters from the enemy

• Report of Rear Admiral Dahlgren, U S. Navy, regarding the Confederate “Davids” and the “Diver.”

• Order of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren, U S. Navy, to Captain Green, U S. Navy, senior officer off Charleston, enjoining vigilance against plans of the enemy on the destruction oft he Federal fleet.

• Abstract log of the U. S. S. Canandaigua, Captain Green, U. S. Navy, commanding.

• Report of Captain Rowan, U. S. Navy, transmitting report of Captain Green, U. S. Navy, commanding U. S. S. Canandaigua.
• Report of Captain Green, U. S. Navy, commanding U. S. S. Canandaigua.
• Report of Lieutenant Higginson, U. S. Navy, of the U. S. S. Canandaigua.

• Report of Rear Admiral Dahlgren, U.S. Navy
• Order of Rear Admiral Dahlgren, U. S. Navy
• Report of Lieutenant-Colonel Dantzler, C. S. Army.
• Order of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren, U. S. Navy, to Captain Rowan, U. S. Navy, regarding measures of precaution against injuries from torpedoes in Charleston Harbor.

• Report of Captain Green, U. S. Navy, regarding an examination of the wreck of the sunken vessel
• Report of a gun-boat sunk off Battery Marshall, possibly blown up by missing torpedo-boat (Confederate)

• Telegram from General Beauregard, C. S. Army on the sinking of a gunboat off Battery Marshall and the loss of the Mobile torpedo boat (Hunley)

• Order of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren, U. S. Navy, to a board of officers comprising a court of enquiry.

• Proceedings of a court of enquiry convened on board the U. S. S. Wabash

• Report of General G T Beauregard on the sinking of the Housatonic and the loss of the Hunley (Confederate) (from "Official Records" - Army)
• Telegram from General Beauregard to General S. Cooper identifying the sunken ship as the Housatonic (from "Official Records" - Navy)

• Extract from Charleston Daily Courier
• Order of Acting Rear Admiral Lee, U. S. Navy, relative to protection against torpedo attack.
• Report of Lieutenant - Commander Upshur, U. S. Navy, regarding means of checking a torpedo attack by the enemy.

• Telegram on the sinking of the torpedo boat "David" with the loss of the Housatonic

• Letter with information on the submarine boat that sank the Housatonic from J. D. Breaman to his wife, Nelly

• Letter from General Beauregard, C. S. Army, to Mr. Leary, announcing the probable loss of the torpedo boat H. L. Hunley and her commanding officer.

• Letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Rear-Admiral Dahlgren, U. S. Navy, recommending the use of small steamers supplied with calcium lights as protection against torpedoes

• Submerged Torpedo Boat In Preparation For Attack Upon The Fleet At. Mobile. (Confederate)

• Report of Captain De Camp, U S. Navy, regarding the discovery of a suspicious object in the water supposed to be a torpedo boat.
• Order of Commodore Rowan, U. S. Navy, to Captain De Camp, U. S. Navy, in view of the discovery of the supposed torpedo “David.”

• Letter from Captain Gray, C. S. Army, to Major-General Maury, C. S. Army, regarding the loss of the H. L. Hunley and her crew.

• Report of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren, U. S. Navy, transmitting report regarding the condition of the wrecks.

• Notes from papers of First Assistant Engineer Tomb, C. S. Navy, regarding the submarine torpedo boat.

• Building a submarine torpedo boat in order to avoid military service

• Torpedo boat "Saint Patrick" used against U.S.S. Octorara

• Report of Major A. M. Jackson, Tenth U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, including description of a torpedo boat that is usually worked under seven feet of water