PART II

IN THE NAVAL SERVICE

I. THE OUTBREAK OF THE CIVIL WAR 137

II. A NIGHT ATTACK BY A CONFEDERATE RAM 148

III. THE PASSAGE OF THE FORTS AND THE CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS 162

IV. ON TO NEW ORLEANS 178

V. CHASING A BLOCKADE RUNNER 191

VI. A NARROW ESCAPE 205

VII. A SUCCESSFUL STILL HUNT 220

VIII. CATCHING A TARTAR 230

IX. THE NAVAL TRAITOR 240

X. HUNTING FOR BUSHWACKERS 254

XI. THE END OF THE STRUGGLE 271

TWENTY YEARS AT SEA