AUGUST 29TH
USS Pittsburg (correct spelling for the ship) escorted steamers carrying troops to Eunice, Arkansas where it shelled and dispersed Confederate troops. A large boat fitted out as a hotel was seized. This constant patrolling of the Mississippi and its tributaries kept Confederates from establishing strong positions.
AUGUST 30TH
The USS Passaic ironclad monitor launched at Greenpoint, New York. I'm not sure, but it may have been the second monitor. The Union was committed to having these as their major new class of warships.
AUGUST 31ST
US transport W.B. Terry, carrying coal for Union gunboats ran aground at Duck River Shoals, Tennessee, and was captured by Confederate troops.
Old B-R'er
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