Trivia #16 Sumter (4/16/2014)

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How many ironclads did Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont bring to Charleston Harbor in April 1863 in hopes of recapturing Fort Sumter?
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DuPont lead a force of nine ironclads into the harbor. His fleet absorbed more than 500 hits from Confederate artillery and withdrew after killing just 5 Confederates. One of the ironclads sank the next day. All in all, not a good day for the US Navy.
 
8 monitors and 1 armored frigate for a total of 9:


"Lincoln instructed Du Pont to send his ironclads against Charleston or, if he doubted his ability to succeed there, transfer them west to assist in the Vicksburg campaign. Before the telegram reached Du Pont, however, he had assaulted Charleston on April 7 with eight monitors and a huge armored frigate, the New Ironsides. After a
furious encounter of little more than half an hour, they withdrew."
Abraham Lincoln: A Life, Michael Burlingame – Vol. 2, pg. 490
 
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