Trivia 9-9-16 Identify & Bonus

[Trivia Master]

Identify this person:

credit: @GELongstreet

Bonus: In the Fall of 1863, the Confederate Congress selected Lieutenant W. B. Hall, Lieutenant Oscar F. Johnston, Lieutenant Thomas W. W. Davies, Lieutenant C. J. Graves, and at least a dozen other Navy men, led by Lieutenant William Harwar Parker, to establish a ________________ . What was the enterprise, which vessel was used for the endeavor, and where was it (usually) located?

credit: @JohnDLittlefield

 

[Chattahooch33]

William L. Saunders


Confederate States Naval Academy
CSS Patrick Henry
James River

 

[JohnDLittlefield]

Answer: William Laurence Saunders, lawyer, soldier, editor, state official, and amateur historian. By July 1861 he was a second lieutenant in the Tenth Regiment, and by 1864 he was a colonel commanding the Forty-sixth Regiment, North Carolina Troops. He was wounded three times at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862 and two years later suffered a near-fatal wound at the Battle of the Wilderness when a ball entered his mouth, exited through the back of his throat, and permanently impaired his ability to speak clearly.
source: http://ncpedia.org/biography/saunders-william-laurence

Bonus: Credit for Question

 

[Reb]

1. William Laurence Saunders
2. Naval Academy, CSS Patrick Henry, Drewry's Bluff

 

[Brenal]

William Laurence Saunders.

Bonus:
Confederate States Naval Academy, based on board CSS Patrick Henry in the James River, Virginia.

 

[Mark F. Jenkins]

This is a pure guess, but there appears to be a resemblance to me: Future Union general John Pope.

Bonus: Confederate Naval Academy, which was located aboard CSS Patrick Henry (ex-Yorktown). The vessel served as both a school ship and as a part of the defenses of greater Richmond, and was generally moored near Drewry's Bluff (which was also where most of the midshipmen/students were housed).

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Friday question: William L. Saunders, commander of the 48th North Carolina Infantry regiment

Bonus: 1. Confederate States Naval Academy
2. CSS Patrick Henry
3. Anchored 7 miles south of Richmond, VA. on the James River at Drewry's Bluff

 

[Stony]

William Laurence Saunders (1835-1891).
source-http://ncpedia.org/biography/saunders-william-laurence

bonus-Confederate States Naval Academy-To establish a naval school for the proper training of the younger officers of the Confederate Navy. The Confederate States steamship CSS Patrick Henry of the James River Squandron was chosen as the schoolship. Anchored seven miles south of Richmond, Virginia at Drewry's Bluff, near the Confederate States Marine Corps Camp Beall.
source-https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=10406

 

[truthckr]

bonus: They established the Confederate States Naval Academy on board the CSS Patrick Henry which was usually located on the James River at Drewry's Bluff.

Edit - No answer given for main question.

Hoosier

 

[kholland]

William Lawrence Saunders


The Confederate States Naval Academy was on the CSS Patrick Henry moored at Drewry's Bluff (near the Academy's Camp Beall)

 

[1stMN]

Identify: William L. Saunders


Bonus: They established the Confederate Naval Academy, used the CS Patrick Henry, located in Richmond, Va.

Source:

https://books.google.com/books?id=r...W. W. Davies, Lieutenant C. J. Graves&f=false

 

[MRB1863]

William Laurence Saunders
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Confederate States Naval Academy, on board the CSS Patrick Henry anchored 7 miles south of Richmond VA at Drewry's Bluff.

 

[Mike Serpa]

William L. Saunders

Confederate States Naval Academy
CSS Patrick Henry
Drewry's Bluff, VA

 

[lelliott19]

William Laurence Saunders, Col 46th NC

BONUS: Confederate States Naval Academy
CSS Patrick Henry
Anchored in the James River near Drewry's Bluff, VA

 

[adisciu9]

1) William Lawrence Sanders
Bonus: C.S.A. Naval Academy. Located on C.S.S. Patrick Henry usually located on the James River.

 

[jackt62]

"William Laurence Saunders (1835-1891) was an American attorney, newspaper editor, historian, Ku Klux Klan chief organizer, and the North Carolina Secretary of State from 1879 until his death in 1891. Saunders served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War; commanding the 46th North Carolina Infantry Regiment."
Wikipedia

Bonus:
The enterprise was the Confederate Naval Academy
Vessel used was the CSS Patrick Henry
Located at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia

 

[roberts]

William L. Saunders


Bonus: In the Fall of 1863, the Confederate Congress selected Lieutenant W. B. Hall, Lieutenant Oscar F. Johnston, Lieutenant Thomas W. W. Davies, Lieutenant C. J. Graves, and at least a dozen other Navy men, led by Lieutenant William Harwar Parker, to establish a Confederate States Naval Academy as a long term plan to train midshipman and officers. It was housed on board the CSS Patrick Henry anchored 7 miles south of Richmond at Drewry's Bluff.

What was the enterprise, which vessel was used for the endeavor, and where was it (usually) located?

 

[CheathamHill]

William Laurence Saunders (1835-1891)

Bonus:
-CONFEDERATE STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
-CSS PATRICK HENRY
-In the James River @ Drewry's Bluff in VA

"During October, instruction and classes began for 52 midshipmen at the Confederate States Naval Academy on board CSS Patrick Henry in the James River"

 

[MaryDee]

Friday: William L. Saunders, confederate colonel commanding 46th NC Infantry. Source: the inevitable wikipedia, "William L. Saunders." That's quite a fancy uniform!

Bonus: "In October 1863, he [Lt. Parker] became superintendent of the Confederate States Naval Academy, based on board CSS Patrick Henry in the James River, Virginia." [Emphasis mine] Sources, wikipedia, "William Harwar Parker" and "Confederate States Naval Academy."

 

[Littlestown]

photo: William Laurence Saunders

Bonus ...
enterprise: Confederate States Naval Academy
vessel was used for the endeavor: CSS Patrick Henry (original name - Yorktown, before being converted from a civilian steamer to a Confederate gunboat)
usual location of the classroom (vessel): Drewry's Bluff