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Battle Of Fort McAllister (1863)
The First Battle of Fort McAllister was a series of naval attacks that took place from January 27 to March 3, 1863, in Bryan County, Georgia, during the American Civil War. The commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Rear Adm. Samuel F. Du Pont decided to test operation of new monitors against Fort McAllister before conducting a major naval operation against Charleston, South Carolina. Earlier operations Fort McAllister was a small earthen fort located along Genesis Point and armed with several heavy cannon to defend the Great Ogeechee River approach south of Savannah, Georgia. It was expanded repeatedly by adding more guns, traverses and bombproofs. Obstructions and eventually torpedoes (mines) completed the riverine defenses. In July 1862 the blockade runner ''Nashville'' ran up the river to escape blockaders, and would remain trapped. Learning that the ''Nashville'' was lying near the fort, Adm. Du Pont ordered Commander Charles Steedman to make a "re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Decades of political controversy over slavery were brought to a head by the victory in the 1860 U.S. presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion into the west. An initial seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding from the United States and, in 1861, forming the Confederacy. The Confederacy seized U.S. forts and other federal assets within their borders. Led by Confederate President Jefferson Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star " admiral" rank. It is often regarded as a two-star rank with a NATO code of OF-7. The term originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy. Each naval squadron was assigned an admiral as its head, who commanded from the centre vessel and directed the squadron's activities. The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships that bore the brunt of a battle. In the rear of the squadron, a third admiral commanded the remaining ships and, as this section was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of it was typically the most junior. This has continued into the modern age, with rear admiral the most junior admiralty of many navies. In most European navies, the equivalent ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Madgie
USS ''Madgie'' was a steam gunboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. ''Madgie'', a wooden screw steamer, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1858 and purchased by the Navy at New York City on 15 October 1861 for service in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Acting Master F. B. Meriam in command. Service with the South Atlantic Blockade After fitting out, ''Madgie'' arrived at Port Royal, South Carolina, 19 April 1862 to patrol southern waters, and steamed off Lawford Channel, Georgia, in May. She sank a vessel carrying 3,000 barrels of rice off Barrett's Island 20 June, and captured schooner ''Southern Belle'' the same day. In July, ''Madgie'' joined the blockade of St. Simon's, reconnoitering up Ogeechee River with , , and the 24th, engaging Confederate batteries at Fort McAllister. In September ''Madgie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Huron (1861)
USS ''Huron'' was a built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War for blockage duty against the ports and rivers of the Confederate States of America. ''Huron'', a schooner-rigged screw steamer, was launched on 21 September 1861 by Paul Curtis, Boston, Massachusetts, under Navy contract; and commissioned on 8 January 1862 at Boston Navy Yard, Lieutenant John Downes in command. Service in the American Civil War ''Huron'' joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in February to take part in Union strangulation of Confederate commerce, and steamed off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. In addition to blockading duties, her men often took part in shore expeditions against the Confederates, as on 15 March 1862 on the Georgia coast. ''Huron'' captures blockade runners ''Glide'', ''Albert'', and ''Cumbria'' ''Huron'' chased a schooner ashore on 12 April and seven days later captured schooner ''Glide'' off Charleston, South Carolina with 100 bales of cotton an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Unadilla (1861)
USS ''Unadilla'' was a built for service with the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was the lead ship in her class. ''Unadilla'' was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Built in New York City in 1861 left , USS ''Unadilla'' under construction at the yard of John Englis, New York ''Unadilla'', a screw gunboat, was laid down at New York City by John Englis and the Novelty Iron Works in the late spring of 1861; launched on 17 August; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 30 September, Lt. Napoleon Collins in command. The vessel was one of 23 "90 Day" gunboats hurriedly constructed in less than three months shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861. Civil War operations Assigned to the South Atlantic Blockade In October 1861, ''Unadilla'' joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron under Rear Admiral Samuel F. Du Pont Samuel Francis D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
