AUGUST 16TH, 1864:Ships of the James River Division, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, transported and supported Union troops in an advance from Dutch Gap. The USS Mount Vernon transported troops from Dutch Gap to Aiken's Landing and stayed to provide support. The monitor USS Canonicus shelled the Confederate lines and paid particular attention to Signal Hill Battery.
Throughout the long months of stalemate along the James, naval forces operated intimately with the Army, facilitating small advances and checking reverses with their big guns.
--Old B-Runner
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