Blockade Captures

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09 Nov 1864

Virginia. USS Stepping Stones, Acting Lieutenant Daniel A Campbell, captured the blockade-running sloops Reliance and Little Elmer in Mobjack Bay.

1864 November 9th

November 9 1864 Wednesday Siege of Petersburg Hood’s Operations in Northern Alabama Go to November 10 1864 Alabama. Skirmish at Florence. Alabama. Skirmish at Shoal Creek. Arkansas. Expedition from…

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10 Nov 1863

North Carolina. USS Howquah, Acting Lieutenant MacDiarmid, captured the blockade-running steamer Ella off Wilmington.

1863 November 10th

November 10 1863 Tuesday Chattanooga Campaign Knoxville Campaign Second Bayou Teche Campaign Go to November 11 1863 Dutch East Indies. CSS Alabama, Captain Raphael Semmes, captured and burned the c…

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SS Ella at anchor, date and location unknown. National Maritime Museum, clydebuiltships

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USS Philippi (formerly blockade runner Ella)
(SwStr: t. 311; l. 140'; b. 24; dph. 91 10'; cpl. 4 1; a 2 12-pdr. r.)

Union steamer Howquah discovered new and fast sidewheeler Ella 10 November 1863 steaming along the coast north of Fort Fisher, N.C. She immediately gave chase and fired a shot at the blockade runner which glanced off Ella's gallows frame and caused her to surrender. The Boston Prize Court subsequently condemned the prize and sold her to the Navy 23 February 1864. Renamed Philippi four days later, the steamer commissioned early in April and was ordered to New Orleans on the 11th for duty in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, Philippi served the squadron as a picket, patrol, and dispatch vessel until set afire by Confederate artillery and destroyed while following Admiral Farragut's fleet into Mobile Bay 5 August 1864.

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Please see post #120 for maps.

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11 Nov 1862

Florida. USS Kensington, Acting Master Crocker, captured the schooner Course off the coast.

1862 November 11th

November 11 1862 Tuesday Grant’s Central Mississippi Campaign Go to November 12 1862 Florida. USS Kensington, Acting Master Crocker, captured the schooner Course off the coast. North Carolina. Conf…

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Water color painting by Erik Heyl. 1951 of SS Kensington for his book "Early American Steamers", vol. I and vol. V. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo #NH 63702. Courtesy of Erik Heyl.

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12 Nov 1862

Florida. USS Kensington, Acting Master Crocker, captured the British blockade runner Maria off the coast.

1862 November 12th

November 12 1862 Wednesday Grant’s Central Mississippi Campaign Go to November 13 1862 Florida. USS Kensington, Acting Master Crocker, captured the British blockade runner Maria off the coast. Kans…

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13 Nov 1861

Alabama. USS Water Witch, Lieutenant Aaron K Hughes, captured the blockade-running British brigantine Cornucopia off Mobile.

1861 November 13th

November 13 1861 Tuesday East Kentucky Operations Go to November 14 1861 Alabama. USS Water Witch, Lieutenant Aaron K Hughes, captured the blockade-running British brigantine Cornucopia off Mobile.…

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Drawing of USS Water Witch under way. US Library of Congress photo.

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Nov 1863

South Carolina. USS Dai Ching, Lieutenant-Commander James C Chaplin, captured the schooner George Chisholm off the Santee River with a cargo of salt.

1863 November 14th

November 14 1863 Saturday Chattanooga Campaign Knoxville Campaign Second Bayou Teche Campaign Go to November 15 1863 Alabama. Union expedition from Maysville to Decatur and Whitesburg began. The ai…

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