MAY 8TH, 1862: President Lincoln, still acting as Commander-In-Chief in the field, also directed Flag Officer Goldsborough: "If you have tolerable confidence that you can successfully contend with te Merrimack without the help of the Galena and two accompanying gunboats, send the Galena and two gunboats up the James River at once" to support General McClellan.
This wise use of power afloat by the President silenced two shore batteries and forced the gunboats CSS Jamestown and Patrick Henry to return up the James River.
--Old B-R'er
Showing posts with label CSS Jamestown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CSS Jamestown. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Saturday, February 25, 2017
February 24, 1862: Buchanan Takes Command of James River Naval Forces-- Part 1
FEBRUARY 24TH, 1862: Captain Buchanan, CSN, ordered to command the James River, Virginia, naval defenses, and to fly his flag on board the CSS Virginia; the squadron consisted of the CSS Virginia, and the small gunboats CSS Patrick Henry, Jamestown, Teaser, Raleigh and Beaufort.
In his orders to Buchanan, Seretary of the Navy Mallory added: "The Virginia is a novelty in naval construction, is untried, and her powers unknown; and hence the department will not give specific orders as to her attack on the enemy.
"Her powers as a ram are regarded as very formidable, and it is hoped you will be able to test them. Like the bayonet charge of infantry, this mode of attack, while the most destructive, will commend itself to you in the present scarcity of ammunition.
Use the CSS Virginia At Your Discretion. --Old B-Runner
In his orders to Buchanan, Seretary of the Navy Mallory added: "The Virginia is a novelty in naval construction, is untried, and her powers unknown; and hence the department will not give specific orders as to her attack on the enemy.
"Her powers as a ram are regarded as very formidable, and it is hoped you will be able to test them. Like the bayonet charge of infantry, this mode of attack, while the most destructive, will commend itself to you in the present scarcity of ammunition.
Use the CSS Virginia At Your Discretion. --Old B-Runner
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
February 7, 8, 1862: More Confederate Ships Lost on the Tennessee River
FEBRUARY 7TH, 1862: The USS Bohio, Acting Master William D. Gregory, captured schooner Eugenie Smith, en route from Havana to Matamoras.
FEBRUARY 8TH, 1862: Captain Buchanan ordered the CSS Patrick Henry, Commander Tucker, and CSS Jamestown, Lieutenant Joseph N. Barney, to be kept in constant state of readiness "to cooperate with the Merrimack when that ship is ready for service."
** The USS Conestoga, Lt. S.L. Phelps, seized steamers Sallie Wood and Muscle at Chickasaw, Alabama. The Confederates destroyed three other vessels to prevent their capture, bringing the total loss of ships since the fall of Fort Henry to nine.
Lt. Phelps Doing a Number on Confederate Ships in the Tennessee River. --Old B-Runner
FEBRUARY 8TH, 1862: Captain Buchanan ordered the CSS Patrick Henry, Commander Tucker, and CSS Jamestown, Lieutenant Joseph N. Barney, to be kept in constant state of readiness "to cooperate with the Merrimack when that ship is ready for service."
** The USS Conestoga, Lt. S.L. Phelps, seized steamers Sallie Wood and Muscle at Chickasaw, Alabama. The Confederates destroyed three other vessels to prevent their capture, bringing the total loss of ships since the fall of Fort Henry to nine.
Lt. Phelps Doing a Number on Confederate Ships in the Tennessee River. --Old B-Runner
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