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Warrenton (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
s Porter had sent down the iron-clad Indianola, under Lieutenant-Commander George Brown, to support Ellet in his isolated position. She had passed Vicksburg and Warrenton at night without a scratch, and descending the river met the Era coming up. Both vessels continued on their way, the Era to Vicksburg, and the Indianola to the man expedition composed of their prize, together with the Webb and two cotton-clad steamers. These followed the Indianola and overtook her a short distance below Warrenton. Engaging The Union vessels Mississippi and Winona at Baton Rouge. her at night, which gave them peculiar advantages, they succeeded in ramming her seven timontributed materially to the facility of operations at that place. In May Lieutenant-Commander Wilson in the Mound City effectually destroyed a water-battery at Warrenton. In June an attack was made on Milliken's Bend by Confederate troops from Arkansas under Taylor, and the garrison was driven from their works to the levee. At
Milliken's Bend (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
It was composed of the Benton, Mound City, and Bragg, together with four of Ellet's rams, the Switzerland, Monarch, Samson, and Lioness, all under Lieutenant-Commander Phelps, with a detachment of troops under Colonel Charles R. Woods. At Milliken's Bend, thirty miles above Vicksburg, the Confederate transport steamer Fairplay was captured, loaded with a heavy cargo of arms and ammunition. The gun-boats then penetrated far up the Yazoo River, and two of the rams even ascended the Sunflower usly made by Selfridge in April, had contributed materially to the facility of operations at that place. In May Lieutenant-Commander Wilson in the Mound City effectually destroyed a water-battery at Warrenton. In June an attack was made on Milliken's Bend by Confederate troops from Arkansas under Taylor, and the garrison was driven from their works to the levee. At this critical moment Ramsay, in the Choctaw, turned his guns on the successful assailants, and though Lieutenant-commander Jam
Fort Hill (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
the destruction of military supplies and provisions was enormous. During Grant's assault on the 22d of May, the fleet below Vicksburg kept up a heavy fire on the hill and water batteries, and during the siege the mortar-boats were incessantly at work, shelling the city and the batteries. From time to time the gun-boats joined in the bombardment, notably on May 27th and June 20th. On the first of these occasions, the Cincinnati, Lieutenant George M. Bache, engaged alone the battery on Fort Hill, the principal work above Vicksburg, while the other iron-clads, under Commander Woodworth, were similarly occupied below. The fire from the upper battery was too much for the Cincinnati, which sank not far from the shore, losing a considerable number of her crew. On the second occasion three heavy guns mounted on scows were placed in position on the point opposite Vicksburg, where they did good execution under Lieutenant-Commander F. M. Ramsay, enfilading the rifle-pits in front of Sher
Bald Head (Maine, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
o the editors regarding this engagement, in which he commanded the Lafayette: To one approaching Grand Gulf on the river from the northward, six miles above, Bald Head presents a very formidable appearance. Rising abruptly 180 feet, surrounded by hills higher still, and with the wide gulf beneath, it is not unlike a little Gibt is called. Here the river turns due west, and the principal fortification was on the Point of Rocks, a precipitous bluff about fifty feet high, at the foot of Bald Head. Three-quarters of a mile east of it is the mouth of Big Black River, which was defended with two 8-inch Columbiads. Here the gulf is about a mile and a half wnorth or in front of the Point of Rocks there is a shoal which becomes an island at low water. The lower fort of heavy guns was three-quarters of a mile west of Bald Head and four hundred yards from the river, and sixty feet above the river at its ordinary level. The battery on the Point of Rocks mounted two 100-pounder rifles, o
White River (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
were, however, two Confederate gun-boats in White River, the Maurepas and Pontchartrain, which had dition should confine its operations to the White River. The force detached for the purpose was cona, Colonel Graham N. Fitch. Ascending the White River, the expedition arrived on the evening of tly repaired. The expedition continued up White River as far as Crooked Point Cut-off, 63 miles aaddition of two regiments, which sailed for White River on the 26th of June, under convoy of the Cohis time in command of the forces afloat in White River, was ordered to give additional convoy as f in August a reconnoissance showed that the White River had fallen three feet and was impracticable. The experience of the gun-boats in the White River showed the necessity of obtaining light-draports. As a feint the vessels ascended the White River, crossing over to the Arkansas by the cut-o rivers, the other in August under Bache in White River. General Herron and Lieutenant-Commander Wa
Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
d Sumter were now permanently detained below Vicksburg. Shortly after the last engagement Farragutdrew to Helena, and for the next four months Vicksburg was left unmolested. Williams remained atnce-guard of a large army on its way up from Vicksburg. Sherman could not come to his assistance, detached operations had been going on below Vicksburg. The portion of the river that was virtuallEllet, to the Red River. Her passage of the Vicksburg batteries alone and by daylight — for her stet in his isolated position. She had passed Vicksburg and Warrenton at night without a scratch, anh vessels continued on their way, the Era to Vicksburg, and the Indianola to the mouth of Red Riverery practical results. The dummy passed the Vicksburg batteries under a terrific fire. When the Qnd Porter returning to his old station above Vicksburg. The Yazoo River now became for a short tt the enemy from reenforcing his works below Vicksburg. In the fortnight that had elapsed, however[33 more...]
Yazoo River (United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
boy nineteen years of age, he steamed fifty miles up the Yazoo River. Ellet was in perfect ignorance of what he might find tf gun-boats should make a reconnoissance in force up the Yazoo River. The shoalness and narrowness of the stream led them tond ammunition. The gun-boats then penetrated far up the Yazoo River, and two of the rams even ascended the Sunflower for twets successive parts as the Coldwater, Tallahatchie, and Yazoo rivers. The bounding streams made the valley almost an islanden the Mississippi and the Sunflower, a tributary of the Yazoo River. Steele's Bayou was a sluggish stream which entered the Mississippi a few miles above the mouth of the Yazoo. Black Bayou, which was little better than a narrow ditch, connected St above Vicksburg, and which was now to operate along the Yazoo River, the second that which had passed the batteries and was ter returning to his old station above Vicksburg. The Yazoo River now became for a short time the central point of Porter'
Charleston (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
tion, they arrived at the junction of the Tallahatchie and the Yazoo. The transports were close behind them. The Confederates had put to the fullest use the time given them by Smith's dilatory advance. A hastily constructed work of earth and cotton bales, called Fort Pemberton, was thrown up at the junction of the Tallahatchie and Yazoo, and though barely completed when the gun-boats arrived, it was armed and garrisoned, and in condition to receive them. The old Star of the West, of Fort Sumter fame, was sunk in the river as an obstruction. [See p. 550.] The Chillicothe and DeKalb attacked the fort on three different days, but their guns alone were not enough to reduce it, and the troops under Ross could find no firm ground for a landing. The Chillicothe was badly racked by the enemy's fire, showing plainly her defective construction. Smith, who had started on the expedition in failing health, was now sent back in the Rattler (he died shortly after), and the command of the ve
Helena, Ark. (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
ing to support Fitch in his subsequent operations up the river. Curtis reached Helena on the 13th of July without communicating with the gun-boats. [See p. 445.] be gained by staying longer in the neighborhood. Davis accordingly withdrew to Helena, and for the next four months Vicksburg was left unmolested. Williams remains even ascended the Sunflower for twenty miles. When the expedition returned to Helena, it had destroyed or captured a vast quantity of military supplies. It taught aptain Henry Walke, then in command of the gun-boats patrolling the river below Helena, to enter the Yazoo and destroy the batteries as far up as possible. Accordinggadier-General L. F. Ross, which, being delayed by the want of boats, only left Helena on the 23d, arriving a week later at the Coldwater. Meantime, as the feasibilith of July, the day of the fall of Vicksburg, General Holmes made his attack on Helena [see pp. 455-6] with a force of about 8000 men, then garrisoned by 4000 under B
Yazoo City (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.74
a barrier made from a raft. The Arkansas was at Yazoo City above the barrier, completing her preparations. r captain twice, damaging her wheel, and killing her Yazoo pilot. When near the mouth of the river, the Carond vessels through obscure passages and channels to Yazoo City, and thence to Vicksburg. At Yazoo City also, prYazoo City also, protected from assault by torpedoes and by the forts at Haynes's Bluff, was a large navy-yard, where several gune rivers, and by this means to get in the rear of Yazoo City before the enemy could prepare his defenses. Invad started. About the middle of March, before the Yazoo Pass expedition returned, Porter decided to try anotaw and three of the light-draughts, steamed up to Yazoo City. The work of destruction, begun by the retreatinder Walker also proceeded up the Yazoo and retook Yazoo City, but with the loss of the De Kalb, destroyed by torpedoes near Yazoo City. [See p. 580.] The vessel sank in fifteen minutes, but all hands were saved. Porter
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