THE ATLANTIC COAST -- PREFACE. -- CONTENTS. -- CHAPTER I. -- CONDITION OF THE NAVY AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE W AR -- CHAPTER II. -- THE PORT ROYAL EXPEDITION -- CHAPTER III. -- STRATEGIC RECONNOISSANCES -- CHAPTER IV. -- RAID OF THE CONFEDERATE IRONCLADS OFF CHARLESTON -- ATTACK ON FORT MCALLISTER -- CHAPTER V. -- NAVAL ATTACK ON CHARLESTON -- CHAPTER VI. -- THE MONITOR CLASS OF VESSELS -- CHAPTER VII. -- OPERATIONS AGAINST CHARLESTON -- CHAPTER VIII. -- HATTERAS INLET-ROANOKE ISLAND -- CHAPTER IX. -- REDUCTION OF NEWBERN -THE ALBEMARLE -- CHAPTER X. -- FORT FISHER -- CHAPTER XI. -- CONCLUSIONS -- LIST OF MAPS. -- SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST -- CHARLESTON HARBOR -- CONFEDERATE IRONCLAD ATLANTA -- TORPEDO BOATS CONSTRUCTED AT CHARLESTON, S.C., -- COASTS AND SOUNDS OF NORTH CAROLINA -- ROANOKE ISLAND -- ROUTE TO NEWBERN -- NAVAL ATTACK ON FORT FISHER -- PLAN OF FORT FISHER -- APPENDIX -- INDEX.