FOOTNOTES:
[14] A son of Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr., the first commander of the ram fleet.
[15] Confederate Return of March 27, 1863. A large number of field pieces, reported to be as many as 35, took part in the action of the 15th.
[16] Of these, four were 24-pounder brass howitzers, usually not counted in ships' batteries.
[17] For particulars of batteries of Mississippi Squadron of 1662 and 1863, see Appendix.
[18] Report of Colonel Higgins, C.S.A., commanding the river batteries.
[19] The number of districts was afterward increased to ten.