Moses Dallas was the lead in boat on the attack on the USS Water Witch on June 3rd, 1864. He was one of the first of the Confederate sailors killed. He was Black. His monthly salary- $100 the same as a Navy Ensign in the U.S. Navy.

Partial report on the attack.

Report of Lieutenant Price, C. S. Navy, second in command of expedition.

Series I - Volume 15: South Atlantic Blockading Squadron (October 1, 1863 - September 30, 1864) Page 495

C. S. S. SAMPSON, June 8, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to make the following report of the late expedition under the command of First Lieutenant Thomas P. Pelot, C. S. Navy, which resulted in the capture, by boarding, of the U. S. steam gunboat Water Witch, lying at anchor in Ossabaw Sound, on the night of the 3d June, 1864. The expedition, consisting of 7 boats, 15 officers, and 117 men, detailed by your order from the vessels of the squadron, a correct list of whom you will find enclosed, left the C. S. S. Georgia at 1 o'clock p. m. on Tuesday, 31st of May, in tow of the steam tender Firefly, arriving at the Isle of Hope battery at 5 oclock p. in. Cast off from the steamer and rowed to Beaulieu battery, on Vernon River, where we camped for the night. The next day our scouts discovered one of the enemys vessels lying at anchor in the Little Ogeechee River, close under Raccoon Key. At 8 oclock p. in., the expedition got underway and formed in two columns. Boats Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7 composing the port column, Nos. 2, 4, and the starboard column. Lieutenant Thomas P. Pelot, commanding, with Second Assistant Engineer Caldwell, C. S. Navy; and Moses Dallas (colored), pilot, led in boat No. 1; Lieutenant Price, with Masters Mate Gray and Second Assistant Engineer Fabian in No. 2; Midshipman Minor, with Masters Mate Freeman, in boat No. 3; Midshipman Trimble in boat No. 4; Boatswain Seymour, with Mas- ters Mate Barclay. in boat No. 5; Masters Mate H. Golder, with Assistant Surgeon Thomas, in boat No. 6; Masters Mate RosIer, with Assistant SurgeoneJones, in boat No. 7, and proceeded with muffled oars to the spot where we supposed the enemys vessel to be.

[Telegram.]

SAVANNAH, June 3, 1864.

I have the honor to report that an expedition from my command, under Lieutenant T. P. Pelot, C. S. Navy, last night carried, by boarding, the U. S. S. Water Witch, near Ossabaw Sound, after a hard fight. Our loss is, killed, the gallant Lieutenant Pelot, Moses Dallas (colored), pilot, and 3 men. From 10 to 12 wounded. I will telegraph you more in detail at the earliest moment.

I am, very respectfully, WM. W. HUNTER, Flag- Officer, Commanding Afloat.
Hon. S. R. MALLORY, Secretary of the Navy.

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[Telegram.]

SAVANNAH, June 7, 1864.

I telegraphed the honorable Secretary of tile Navy on the 3d instant that the late gallant T. P. Pelot, C. S. Navy, had command of the expedition which captured the U. S. S. Water Witch. The names of the officers are: First Lieutenant Thomas P. Pelot, Second Lieutenant Joseph Price, Midshipmen H. T. Minor, J. D. Trlmble, Masters Mates H. Golder, J. A. Rosier, A. A. E. W. Barclay, A. C. Freeman, T. S. Gray, Boatswain L. Seymour, Assistant Surgeons C. W. Thomas, W. C. Jones, Second Assistant Engineers George W. Caldwell, James L. Fabian, Pilot Moses Dallas (colored). Touching the vacant commands of the Isondiga and Water Witch, I will write you by this days mail. The subject is too lengthy for a telegram.

Very respectfully, WM. W. HUNTER, Flag-Officer, Commanding Afloat.

Captain S. S. LEE, C. S. Navy, Captain in Charge, Richmond, Va.

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Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. ; Series I - Volume 14, page 704

Report of Commander Webb, U S. Navy, regarding the Pilots Fleetwood and Dallas.

C. S. S. ATLANTA,
St. Augustine Creek, Georgia, May 31, 1863.

SIR: The pilot, James Fleetwood, who was ordered to report to me from the Army, only consented to go with me upon condition that I would place him on the same footing as other pilots. As his services are indispensable, I informed him I would do so, and I request that he may be discharged from the Army, in order to be employed regularly by the Navy. He has reported on board, but only as a detailed soldier. I have also been compelled to increase the pay of Moses Dallas from $80 to $100 per month, in order to retain him. He is a colored pilot, and is considered the best inland pilot on the coast.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, W. A. WEBB, Commanding Naval Squadron.
Hon. S. R. MALLORY, Secretary of the Navy, Richmond, Va.

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Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. ; Series I - Volume 14, page 708

Letter from the Chief of Office of Orders and Detail to Commander Webb, U S. Navy, approving his action in the case of Pilots Fleetwood and Dallas.

C. S. NAVY DEPARTMENT Office of Orders and Detail, Richmond, June 6, 1863.

SIR: Yours of the 31st has been received.

You are hereby authorized to place Pilot James Fleetwood on the same footing as respects pay, position, etc., as other pilots employed by you.

Your increase of the pay of the colored pilot, Moses Dallas, from $80 to $100 is approved.

By command of Secretary of the Navy:
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JNO. K. MITCHELL Commander, in Charge, etc.

Commander WILLIAM A. WEBB, C. S. Navy, Commanding Squadron, Savannah, Ga.

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Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. ; Series II - Volume 1, Page 304.

Moses Dallas is listed on the rolls of the C.S.S. Savannah as the ships pilot. From returns of Nov. 1862 to Dec. 1863.

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David Upton