From the Roots Web Civil War.
Cornell University has the Making of America Project which has several pages on the gunboat Picket.
A person wrote to the person making the inquiry on this site with more information.
The Picket is in the Tar River on the western side of the Highway 17 Bridge crossing from Chocowinity, N.C., to Washington, N.C.. The bridge is the separation point between the Pamlico and Tar rivers. On days when the tide is way out, you can see a portion of the wreck.
It is well-marked to keep boats from hitting it.
--Old B-R'er
Showing posts with label "Pope's Run". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Pope's Run". Show all posts
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Monday, September 12, 2016
Some More on USS Penguin Chasing the Blockade-Runner Louisa Aground Off Cape Fear River
On August 11, 1861, the USS Penguin, Commander John L. Livingston, chased the blockade-runner Louisa to where it struck a shoal near the Cape Fear River, North Carolina, where it sank.
U.S. Naval & Heritage Command. August 11, 1861, the USS Penguin, Cmdr. John L. Livingston chased blockade-runner Louisa near Cape Fear River, N.C.. It hit a sand shoal and sank.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR SHIPWRECKS
The Louisa, a Confederate schooner of 200 tons, carrying a cargo of coffee, ran into a reef and capsized on August 10, 1861, near the lighthouse, about three miles south of Fort fisher, The surf quickly borke over the stricken vessel and it was declared a wreck.
--Old B-Runner
U.S. Naval & Heritage Command. August 11, 1861, the USS Penguin, Cmdr. John L. Livingston chased blockade-runner Louisa near Cape Fear River, N.C.. It hit a sand shoal and sank.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR SHIPWRECKS
The Louisa, a Confederate schooner of 200 tons, carrying a cargo of coffee, ran into a reef and capsized on August 10, 1861, near the lighthouse, about three miles south of Fort fisher, The surf quickly borke over the stricken vessel and it was declared a wreck.
--Old B-Runner
Monday, August 15, 2016
155 Years Ago: Recon Missions on the Mississippi and in Virginia
AUGUST 15TH, 1861: USS Tyler and Conestoga, Lt. S.L. Phelps, scouted the Mississippi for Confederate fortifications and movements as far south as New Madrid, Missouri, while the USS Lexington, Lt. Roger N. Stembel, operating with the Army, made a similar reconnaissance of the river north to Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
** USS resolute, Acting Master W. Budd, while on a reconnaissance mission, engaged Confederate troops at Mathias Point, Virginia.
--Old B-Runner
** USS resolute, Acting Master W. Budd, while on a reconnaissance mission, engaged Confederate troops at Mathias Point, Virginia.
--Old B-Runner
Friday, July 15, 2016
John Pope, USN-- Part 2: "Pope's Run" and Relieved At Own Request
Captain John Pope was in the Battle of the Head of the Passes 12 October 1861 on the lower Mississippi River near its mouth. This resulted in "Pope's Run." The Confederate ships under Captain George N. Hollins drove the Union fleet away.
On October 14th, John Pope asked to be relieved of duty due to ill health and it was granted. Later, on 16 July 1862, he was promoted to commodore at which time he retired from the service.
He died in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1876.
Two ships in the U.S. Navy have been named after him. The USS Pope (DD-225) commissioned in 1920 and sunk during World War II in 1942. Also the USS Pope (DE-134, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946.
--Old B-R'er
On October 14th, John Pope asked to be relieved of duty due to ill health and it was granted. Later, on 16 July 1862, he was promoted to commodore at which time he retired from the service.
He died in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1876.
Two ships in the U.S. Navy have been named after him. The USS Pope (DD-225) commissioned in 1920 and sunk during World War II in 1942. Also the USS Pope (DE-134, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946.
--Old B-R'er
John Pope, USN-- Part 1: Served from 1816 to 1861
From Wikipedia.
Yesterday I mentioned that George N. Hollins had defeated Union Captain John Pope at the Battle of the Head of the Passes on October 12, 1861, which resulted in what is called "Pope's Run." The only John Pope I knew was a Union general, so I did some more research on this Naval John Pope.
Born 17 December 1798. Died 14 January 1876. Born in Massachusetts and appointed a midshipman from Maine 30 May 1816. Served with the Mediterranean, West Indian, Brazil, Africa and East Indians squadrons
From 1 July to 24 October he was attached to the West Gulf Squadron and commanded the USS Richmond. He participated in the search for the CSS Sumter in the West Indies and the blockade of the Passes near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
--Old B-Runner
Yesterday I mentioned that George N. Hollins had defeated Union Captain John Pope at the Battle of the Head of the Passes on October 12, 1861, which resulted in what is called "Pope's Run." The only John Pope I knew was a Union general, so I did some more research on this Naval John Pope.
Born 17 December 1798. Died 14 January 1876. Born in Massachusetts and appointed a midshipman from Maine 30 May 1816. Served with the Mediterranean, West Indian, Brazil, Africa and East Indians squadrons
From 1 July to 24 October he was attached to the West Gulf Squadron and commanded the USS Richmond. He participated in the search for the CSS Sumter in the West Indies and the blockade of the Passes near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
--Old B-Runner
Thursday, July 14, 2016
George N. Hollins, Sr., CSN-- Part 4: The Battle of the Head of the Passes and "Pope's Run"
From the Civil War Naval Encyclopedia.
In July 1861, George Hollins commanded the New Orleans Naval Station. In October of that year, he seized the Manassas, a privately owned merchant ship undergoing conversion into a privateer ironclad ram. He then ordered it and the other ships of his squadron to attack the Union squadron.
These blockading ships were under the command of Captain John Pope and located downriver from New Orleans at the Head of Passes. Hollins and his ships drove them away on October 12 in what became known as "Pope's Run."
--Old B-Runner
In July 1861, George Hollins commanded the New Orleans Naval Station. In October of that year, he seized the Manassas, a privately owned merchant ship undergoing conversion into a privateer ironclad ram. He then ordered it and the other ships of his squadron to attack the Union squadron.
These blockading ships were under the command of Captain John Pope and located downriver from New Orleans at the Head of Passes. Hollins and his ships drove them away on October 12 in what became known as "Pope's Run."
--Old B-Runner
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