JULY 28TH
Union ships attack New Smyrna, Florida, and shell town. They destroyed several ships, including ones loaded with cotton getting ready to run the blockade. Also destroyed some buildings.
The Navy's ability to strike quickly and effectively at any point along the Southern coast kept the Confederacy off balance.
The USS Michigan cruising the Great Lakes to recruit men for the Navy. In Detroit, it found people fearing a riot because of the draft, but its presence diminished the problem. In August the ship went to Buffalo for a similar reason.
JULY 29th
Farragut recalls Commodore H.H. Bell from blockade duty off Texas coast to be commander of the West Coast Blockading Squadron during his absense. Bell hoisted his flag aboard the USS Pensacola.
USS Niphon seized the British blockade-runner Banshee at New Inlet, NC, by Wilmington.
USS Shawsheen captured schooner Telegraph at Rose Bay, NC after a chase of 16 miles.
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Naval Happenings 150 Years Ago: July 10th to 11th, 1863
JULY 10TH
Two Union ships sent out to look for the CSS Florida after the ship had captured two more merchant ships two days earlier off New York. The Florida and earlier actions by Lt. Read in the Clarence, Tacony and Archer had created great concern in New England waters.
Asst. Secretary of Navy Fox wrote Farragut congratulating him on ":the final opening of the Mississippi.
The USS New London enroute from Donaldsonville to New Orleans came under fire and disabled by Confederate artillery at White Hall. Farragut was right about continued danger on the Mississippi River.
Commander Bulloch wrote Mallory that he intended top sell the bark Agrippina, which had been purchased originally to take stores and armament to the CSS Alabama. Ever since then, the ship had made three more voyages but had lost contacy with the far-ranging Alabama. It was too costly to maintain the ship as a tender.
JULY 11TH
Grant had been receiving reports of a Confederate military build up at Yazoo City and asked Porter to "nip in the bud" such undertaking. (Right, Barney.) Porter agreed and escorted troops there the next day.
Charles Francis Adams, US ambassador to Great Britain, protested the building of ironclads and outfitting of blockade-runners by citizens of that country
Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding, Commandant of the New York Navy Yard, stationed gunboats around Manhattan to assist in maintaining order during the Draft Riots.
Old B-Runner
Two Union ships sent out to look for the CSS Florida after the ship had captured two more merchant ships two days earlier off New York. The Florida and earlier actions by Lt. Read in the Clarence, Tacony and Archer had created great concern in New England waters.
Asst. Secretary of Navy Fox wrote Farragut congratulating him on ":the final opening of the Mississippi.
The USS New London enroute from Donaldsonville to New Orleans came under fire and disabled by Confederate artillery at White Hall. Farragut was right about continued danger on the Mississippi River.
Commander Bulloch wrote Mallory that he intended top sell the bark Agrippina, which had been purchased originally to take stores and armament to the CSS Alabama. Ever since then, the ship had made three more voyages but had lost contacy with the far-ranging Alabama. It was too costly to maintain the ship as a tender.
JULY 11TH
Grant had been receiving reports of a Confederate military build up at Yazoo City and asked Porter to "nip in the bud" such undertaking. (Right, Barney.) Porter agreed and escorted troops there the next day.
Charles Francis Adams, US ambassador to Great Britain, protested the building of ironclads and outfitting of blockade-runners by citizens of that country
Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding, Commandant of the New York Navy Yard, stationed gunboats around Manhattan to assist in maintaining order during the Draft Riots.
Old B-Runner
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