Officers During Fort Fisher Siege
- Captain, Melancton Smith
- Lieutenant Commander, C. H. Cushman.
- Lieutenants, Ellicot C. V. Blake, H. C. Tallman
- Surgeon, H. F. McSherry.
- Passed Assistant Surgeon, James H. Tinkham.
- Acting Assistant Surgeon, N. L. Campbell.
- Paymaster, George Cochran.
- Chaplain, Charles A. Davis.
- Marine Second Lieutenant, L. E. Fagan.
- Acting Masters, W. U. Grozier, S. J. White.
- Acting Ensigns, George T. Davis, Whitman Chase, E. A. Small, Joseph F. Brown.
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