tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post7564038463913371354..comments2023-12-04T14:35:49.198-05:00Comments on Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial: The Unlikely WarshipsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520357948612296575noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-36561516688042591802013-03-09T08:02:26.390-05:002013-03-09T08:02:26.390-05:00I have some pieces of boiler plate from the West G...I have some pieces of boiler plate from the West Gulf Squadron's USS Clifton. She was captured at the Battle of Sabine Pass, Texas. Left aground after the war, it eventually silted over and rusted away. Her "walking beam" is on display at the Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site. Sept. 7 & 8, 2013 will be the 150th anniversary commemoration of that battle. For info contact dickdowling@rocketmail.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-78239061587692975302012-04-08T13:26:54.016-04:002012-04-08T13:26:54.016-04:00Hey Bruce:
Thanks for this scholarship; very, ver...Hey Bruce:<br /><br />Thanks for this scholarship; very, very interesting. I need to check this post more regularly, as it seems to be garnering some attention. A have to pose my question again; do you know of any photos of the USS Ft. Henry ??Seaman Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16977034215765205890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-67868386057875026372012-03-22T19:32:54.286-04:002012-03-22T19:32:54.286-04:00Looks like I owe you folks an apology. That's...Looks like I owe you folks an apology. That's what I get for working without a net. After I posted this, I looked at the ORN and found an index for June 17 1864 showing the location of all of the river gunboats and see that Perry was on the Appomattox, Morse was at Turkey Bend on the James, and Commodore Morse was on the Pamunkey as a "guard ship." (http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moawar;cc=moawar;q1=commodore%20perry;q2=Pamunkey;op2=and;op3=and;rgn=works;idno=ofre0010;didno=ofre0010;view=image;seq=0187). <br /><br />We know that Grant crossed the Pamunkey at Hanover in late May, fought Cold Harbor between May 31 and June 12 and chased Lee across the James June 12 - 18. Also, the National Portrait Gallery website notes Brady photographing Grant at City Point in June 1862 so its like Brady or one of his photographers took the series at the York River Bridge. Also, the NARA data for the series of three images of the Commodore is listed as 1864 - 1865. We also know that Grant used White House landing to supply his operations during Cold Harbor. So, its a very good bet that the gunboat in the image is the Commodore Morse, not the Perry (since it was on the Appomattox). Again, my apologies.Bruce Terrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-2826577066808972952012-03-22T17:48:01.941-04:002012-03-22T17:48:01.941-04:00I've been studying these as well trying to fig...I've been studying these as well trying to figure which one this is on the Pamunkey as I have been working at White House Landing w/a volunteer group. First, I don't know how much stock I would put in Frank Leslie's illustrations. I have also worked on the steamer Planter in South Carolina and Leslie's illustration had a stack forward of the pilot house. Not likely and the only extant photographs do not support it. I have noticed that all, except one, of the Virginia-based NY ferries had square pilot houses. The first image is from a series at the York River RR bridge in 1864 during Grant's Overland Campaign (from NARA records). This one has a cylindrical house. Of the VA steamers, Barney was damaged on the James by a torpedo and is consistently recorded on the James. Jones, was sunk at Deep Bottom and has been documented by Gordon Watt's team. Perry was repaired at Baltimore and shows up at various places in VA, mostly James. Read, I can't find much about. My best guess is that this is the Commodore Perry. All of the ones photographed on the James have a square pilot house so this one is not photographed anywhere but the Pamunkey to my knowledge. <br />Respectfully,<br />Bruce Terrell<br />Archaeologist/Historian<br />NOAA, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Maritime Heritage ProgramBruce Terrell (bruce.terrell@noaa.gov)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-90217870604841573042012-03-12T17:58:20.573-04:002012-03-12T17:58:20.573-04:00Bill:
Thanks very much for this interesting infor...Bill:<br /><br />Thanks very much for this interesting information. I will check out the lead you provided and update this post. I thought I had seen references to this photo as the "Commodore Perry", but that could very well be an error. Hey, just to ask, do you know of any illustrations/photos of the USS Ft. Henry?? That's my unit and we would love to find something depicting her.Seaman Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16977034215765205890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-87426614613285766682012-03-02T15:08:02.208-05:002012-03-02T15:08:02.208-05:00I believe the first photo posted is the U.S.S. Com...I believe the first photo posted is the U.S.S. Commodore Barney moored on the Pamunkey River, Virginia sometime in early 1864 after being repaired just prior to the James-Nansemond Rivers expedition, 13 to 14 April 1864. If you look at the sketch "The American ferryboat USS Commodore Barney, damaged by a "torpedo" (i.e. mine) on the James River in 1863" by F.C.H. Bonwill, for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, I think you will find a match. My best educated guess. I am the Associate Researcher" for NavuSource Naval HistoryBill Gonyo (smokeriderbill@yahoo.com)noreply@blogger.com