John Collins commanded the USS George Mangham when it was commissioned.
From the Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers for 1863.
I found a list of USN officers and for the Mangham, it had him in command and Acting Master's Mates Erick Gabrielson and James McDonald.
From the Official Records Navy, John Collins reported to Rear Admiral Dahlgren on December 30, 1863, that at 4 am that morning, they had picked up a boat with 13 contrabands on it at Murrill's Inlet (his spelling), S.C.. They gave important information about the local area and saltworks.
They also said that there was a schooner in the inlet loaded with turpentine waiting to run out. And, there are four companes of soldiers, principally cavalry, engaged in protecting the saltworks and patrolling the beach.
--Old B-Runner
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