JANUARY 13TH
A joint Army-Navy expedition from Memphis destroyed buildings in Mound City, Arkansas, in reprisal for Confederate attacks on river steamers.
JANUARY 14TH
Joint Army-Navy expedition attacked Confederate defenses at Bayou Teche, below Franklin, Louisiana. CSS Cotton City set afire to prevent capture. During the engagement, a torpedo blew up under the USS Kinsman, snapping the rudder.
Another joint expedition to St. Charles, Arkansas, to follow up on Fort Hindman victory.
USS Columbia ran aground off the coast of North Carolina near Wilmington. High winds and heavy seas aborted initial attempts to get her off, and by Jan. 17th, when the weather abated, the ship was in Confederate hands. Union ships opened fire on her and the ship was destroyed, but the ship's commander and ten other crew members were captured.
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