All the unofficial evidence seems to point that way, and it may be correct. It is a pity though that no official documentation, directly from the vessel exists, or, if it does, where exactly are these documents?
I sure would like to be able to locate, especially, the deck logs of the PONTCHARTRAIN.
Secretary Mallory certainly has a lot to answer for. By destroying most of the CSN documentation at the close of the war, he not only prevented a proper history of the CSN from being compiled, but, I also believe, destroyed the chances of many veterans of the CSN and CSMC from obtaining Confederate pensions later in life, or from entering Confederate Soldiers' and Sailors' Homes. I have seen pension applications in which some of these veterans have been practically forced to beg for such support, and some were disallowed because of the lack of documentation of their service.