Statistics for occurrence #1 of “City Point” in chapter 6 of James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy.:
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Wilkes was thanked by Congress and applauded by the people of the North, but his act nearly brought on a war with England.
On August 28, 1862, in command of a flotilla, he destroyed City Point , which was later to become the army base in the closing operations in Virginia.
Wilkes afterward did excellent service with his famous flying squadron, capturing blockade-runners in the West India...
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| † | City Point (Virginia, United States) | 4,011 | 10 | 301 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
| City Point (Florida, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
| City Point (Maine, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
| City Point (Maine, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
| City Point (Maine, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
| City Point (Missouri, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
| City Point (Wisconsin, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
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