Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... Vessel armament also varied through time. The first armament listing is my best guess for the vessel at the time of sinking, with armaments from other sources listed in parentheses. Crew size or complement was another variable, depending on the vessel’s mission and modifications for combat or carg ...
... Vessel armament also varied through time. The first armament listing is my best guess for the vessel at the time of sinking, with armaments from other sources listed in parentheses. Crew size or complement was another variable, depending on the vessel’s mission and modifications for combat or carg ...
Yazoo County Civil War History - Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi
... ships a severe mauling. When the battle ended the Carondelet was badly damaged and had run ashore, the Tyler limped off in bad shape, and the Queen of the West decided to retire and fight another day. The CSS Arkansas had taken the fire of all three ships. Lieutenant Brown had been wounded and a par ...
... ships a severe mauling. When the battle ended the Carondelet was badly damaged and had run ashore, the Tyler limped off in bad shape, and the Queen of the West decided to retire and fight another day. The CSS Arkansas had taken the fire of all three ships. Lieutenant Brown had been wounded and a par ...
Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... If the owner of a house or nearby Confederate soldiers or partisans offered any armed resistance, Union soldiers would often burn the dwelling down and take swift retribution upon any captured guerilla. Grimsley asserts that while the Union’s high command “usually sought to punish communities in a f ...
... If the owner of a house or nearby Confederate soldiers or partisans offered any armed resistance, Union soldiers would often burn the dwelling down and take swift retribution upon any captured guerilla. Grimsley asserts that while the Union’s high command “usually sought to punish communities in a f ...
1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles
... In the Civil War era, Mississippi was a house divided. Secessionists were in a never ending conflict with pro-Unionists in the 1850’s and into 1860 over secession. These clashes even spilled over into the war as Confederates skirmished with pro-Unionists, as well as groups of people that became know ...
... In the Civil War era, Mississippi was a house divided. Secessionists were in a never ending conflict with pro-Unionists in the 1850’s and into 1860 over secession. These clashes even spilled over into the war as Confederates skirmished with pro-Unionists, as well as groups of people that became know ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE: THE FIRST
... action that prompted the rebel forces to withdraw from Plum Run Bend and back to the Fort Pillow area. At Fort Pillow, the rebels had constructed extensive fortifications. Situated on a high bluff, the Confederates had erected breastworks five miles long with cannons positioned in a tier format from ...
... action that prompted the rebel forces to withdraw from Plum Run Bend and back to the Fort Pillow area. At Fort Pillow, the rebels had constructed extensive fortifications. Situated on a high bluff, the Confederates had erected breastworks five miles long with cannons positioned in a tier format from ...
Cussler, Clive - 11 - Sahara - Clive Cussler - luby85
... Â Â Â She seemed to have no substance, no solidity. Only her movement gave her away, revealing a spectral outline gliding past a motionless shore. Designed specifically for one mission, one voyage, tier builders had constructed a marvelous machine, the finest fighting machine the Confederates had pu ...
... Â Â Â She seemed to have no substance, no solidity. Only her movement gave her away, revealing a spectral outline gliding past a motionless shore. Designed specifically for one mission, one voyage, tier builders had constructed a marvelous machine, the finest fighting machine the Confederates had pu ...
Waul`s Texas Legion: Towards Vicksburg
... advantages of all three branches in one fast moving unit, although in practice this proved often unmanageable due to the inherent difficulties of coordinating all three. The ultimate destination for this new unit was to engage the enemy on the eastern side of the Mississippi River, if that river, Wa ...
... advantages of all three branches in one fast moving unit, although in practice this proved often unmanageable due to the inherent difficulties of coordinating all three. The ultimate destination for this new unit was to engage the enemy on the eastern side of the Mississippi River, if that river, Wa ...
Example of Play: New Orleans 1862
... The Confederate player elects to use one battery and the ironclad against the Hartford, and the other battery and the gunboat against the Brooklyn. The batteries each roll two dice, the ironclad and gunboat roll one die each. This gives the Confederates three dice against each target, needing 5 or 6 ...
... The Confederate player elects to use one battery and the ironclad against the Hartford, and the other battery and the gunboat against the Brooklyn. The batteries each roll two dice, the ironclad and gunboat roll one die each. This gives the Confederates three dice against each target, needing 5 or 6 ...
the civil war comes to yazoo - 1862
... warships gained Rolling Fork, they would have clear sailing down the Big Sunflower and up to yazoo City. Confederate Colonel Samuel W. Ferguson moved his combat team to Rolling Fork. While snipers lined the creek banks and peppered the ships with small arms, other soldiers cut trees to fall across t ...
... warships gained Rolling Fork, they would have clear sailing down the Big Sunflower and up to yazoo City. Confederate Colonel Samuel W. Ferguson moved his combat team to Rolling Fork. While snipers lined the creek banks and peppered the ships with small arms, other soldiers cut trees to fall across t ...
The American Civil War`s Western
... This image is titled “Siege of Vicksburg—13, 15, & 17 Corps, Commanded by Gen. U.S. Grant, Assisted by the Navy Under Admiral Porter– Surrender, July 4, 1863.” This image was created by Kurz and Allison circa 1888. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and the Library of Congress. ...
... This image is titled “Siege of Vicksburg—13, 15, & 17 Corps, Commanded by Gen. U.S. Grant, Assisted by the Navy Under Admiral Porter– Surrender, July 4, 1863.” This image was created by Kurz and Allison circa 1888. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and the Library of Congress. ...
Fall 2013 - Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at the University of
... references to the Almighty while in the midst of battle. There are so many great quotes from his letter that I had a lot of trouble choosing the limited number that could feasibly be included here. Much of his writing is done in the present tense, as he describes the siege and the fighting with not ...
... references to the Almighty while in the midst of battle. There are so many great quotes from his letter that I had a lot of trouble choosing the limited number that could feasibly be included here. Much of his writing is done in the present tense, as he describes the siege and the fighting with not ...
The Key to Victory - NPS History eLibrary
... Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter. Confederates were either poor gunners, or else there was a fatal flaw U.S. Army Military History Institute in the placement of their batteries which prevented them from depressing the guns to direct an effective fire against the gunboats and transports. After two yea ...
... Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter. Confederates were either poor gunners, or else there was a fatal flaw U.S. Army Military History Institute in the placement of their batteries which prevented them from depressing the guns to direct an effective fire against the gunboats and transports. After two yea ...
Vicksburg Campaign Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... up the river from the Gulf. Commanded by David Farragut, the fleet captured New Orleans and further upriver took Baton Rouge and Natchez without firing a shot. On May 18, 1862, Farragut’s advance ships arrived at Vicksburg, and on May 26, 1862, his vessels began shelling the city. Later Charles Davi ...
... up the river from the Gulf. Commanded by David Farragut, the fleet captured New Orleans and further upriver took Baton Rouge and Natchez without firing a shot. On May 18, 1862, Farragut’s advance ships arrived at Vicksburg, and on May 26, 1862, his vessels began shelling the city. Later Charles Davi ...
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 614 A
... expertise in the study of the American Civil War; and WHEREAS, "Vicksburg is the nailhead that holds the South's ...
... expertise in the study of the American Civil War; and WHEREAS, "Vicksburg is the nailhead that holds the South's ...
Rocky Mountain Civil War Round Table 2013 Study Group The
... (b) Union thoughts on taking Vicksburg, 1861 to July, 1862 – naval bombardment; the Williams Canal. (c) Confederate defensive plans at Vicksburg, 1861 to July, 1862. March 21 First Efforts – Ray Polster (a) Fall, 1862 – Halleck tells Grant to move downriver to Vicksburg (b) Command structure of Conf ...
... (b) Union thoughts on taking Vicksburg, 1861 to July, 1862 – naval bombardment; the Williams Canal. (c) Confederate defensive plans at Vicksburg, 1861 to July, 1862. March 21 First Efforts – Ray Polster (a) Fall, 1862 – Halleck tells Grant to move downriver to Vicksburg (b) Command structure of Conf ...
Vicksburg
... The second assault, 22 May, was a disaster for Union forces, showed the strength of the miles of Confederate works arching east around the city, and convinced Grant that Pemberton could only be defeated in a protracted siege. The siege of Vicksburg began with the repulse of the 22 May assault and la ...
... The second assault, 22 May, was a disaster for Union forces, showed the strength of the miles of Confederate works arching east around the city, and convinced Grant that Pemberton could only be defeated in a protracted siege. The siege of Vicksburg began with the repulse of the 22 May assault and la ...
Men and Machines: The Psychological Impact of Gunboats on the
... consider the possibility of ironclad gunboats to conquer and control the river. The Department sent orders to Captain John Rodgers on May 16, 1861, sending him to General George McClellan’s Headquarters at Cincinnati “in regard to the expediency of establishing a Naval Armament on the Mississippi an ...
... consider the possibility of ironclad gunboats to conquer and control the river. The Department sent orders to Captain John Rodgers on May 16, 1861, sending him to General George McClellan’s Headquarters at Cincinnati “in regard to the expediency of establishing a Naval Armament on the Mississippi an ...
Guide to the Dabney Minor Scales Letter, 1862
... last year at the Academy at the outbreak of the Civil War. He joined the Confederate Navy at the rank of midshipman and served initially on CSS Savannah in 1861 and 1862 and then on CSS Capitol on the Mississippi River. Capitol burned on 28 June 1862 and was sunk as an obstruction on the Yazoo River ...
... last year at the Academy at the outbreak of the Civil War. He joined the Confederate Navy at the rank of midshipman and served initially on CSS Savannah in 1861 and 1862 and then on CSS Capitol on the Mississippi River. Capitol burned on 28 June 1862 and was sunk as an obstruction on the Yazoo River ...
Ironclads and Gunboats - Villages Civil War Study Group
... Having realized the importance of controlling the western rivers, the Union then realized that it needed an inland navy to do this successfully. The North commissioned James B. Eads, who had made a fortune before the war raising sunken ships from the Mississippi, to build ironclads specially designe ...
... Having realized the importance of controlling the western rivers, the Union then realized that it needed an inland navy to do this successfully. The North commissioned James B. Eads, who had made a fortune before the war raising sunken ships from the Mississippi, to build ironclads specially designe ...
Pocketing the Key - H-Net
... and Winschel’s scrutiny. In addition to Grant’s emergence as a fighting general with an appreciation for using all the forces and weapons at his disposal, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman adopted a similar view. Appreciating the importance of defeating the citizenry as well as their armies, he let his t ...
... and Winschel’s scrutiny. In addition to Grant’s emergence as a fighting general with an appreciation for using all the forces and weapons at his disposal, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman adopted a similar view. Appreciating the importance of defeating the citizenry as well as their armies, he let his t ...
The Battle of Vicksburg
... A portion of Louisiana west of the Mississippi plus Texas and Arkansas formed the Trans Mississippi which held manpower and materiel that the rest of the Southern military needed. ...
... A portion of Louisiana west of the Mississippi plus Texas and Arkansas formed the Trans Mississippi which held manpower and materiel that the rest of the Southern military needed. ...
The Civil War - Kim Miller Concerned Christians
... Egypt”), at the convergence of the Ohio River with the Mississippi River, became General U.S. Grant’s headquarters during much of his western campaign. Union generals knew that the key to winning the war was controlling the Mississippi River. General U.S. Grant used Fort Defiance on Cairo Point to p ...
... Egypt”), at the convergence of the Ohio River with the Mississippi River, became General U.S. Grant’s headquarters during much of his western campaign. Union generals knew that the key to winning the war was controlling the Mississippi River. General U.S. Grant used Fort Defiance on Cairo Point to p ...
Mr. Lincoln`s Admirals: Farragut and Porter
... outranked. In the summer of 1862 the Navy Department decided to adopt a system of ranks like those in the British Royal Navy: admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral and commodore would be equal to general, lieutenant general, major general and brigadier general. The first naval officer to be promoted t ...
... outranked. In the summer of 1862 the Navy Department decided to adopt a system of ranks like those in the British Royal Navy: admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral and commodore would be equal to general, lieutenant general, major general and brigadier general. The first naval officer to be promoted t ...
The Battle of Vicksburg
... After their defeat from Champion Hill, the Confeds retreated west and hit the Big Black River bridge. In attempt to halt the union, brigades were ordered to block the Union. The Union advanced toward them. The Confeds were expecting them, and quickly made a line of defense along the banks, using the ...
... After their defeat from Champion Hill, the Confeds retreated west and hit the Big Black River bridge. In attempt to halt the union, brigades were ordered to block the Union. The Union advanced toward them. The Confeds were expecting them, and quickly made a line of defense along the banks, using the ...
USS Mound City (1861)
USS Mound City was a City class ironclad gunboat built for service on the Mississippi River and its tributaries in the American Civil War. Originally commissioned as part of the Union Army's Western Gunboat Flotilla, she remained in that service until October 1862. Then the flotilla was transferred to the Navy and she became part of the Mississippi River Squadron, where she remained until the end of the war.While with the Western Gunboat Flotilla, Mound City took part in combat at Island No. 10, Fort Pillow, and in an expedition on the White River in Arkansas. At Fort Pillow, she was rammed by Confederate vessels of the River Defense Fleet and averted sinking only by retreating into shoals. On the White River during the Battle of Saint Charles, a chance Confederate shot penetrated the steam drum of her engines, resulting in the scalding of most of her crew, although the ship suffered only minor damage.After being transferred to the Navy's Mississippi River Squadron, she served in the Vicksburg campaign. Among her activities there were participation in the Steele's Bayou Expedition and the later bombardment of the batteries at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. Following the capture of Vicksburg and consequent opening of the Mississippi, she took part in the ill-fated Red River Expedition, from which she and the other ships were rescued only with difficulty.With the end of hostilities, she was decommissioned and sold to private parties.