Blockade Captures

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02 Oct 1862

Commodore Andrew Allen Harwood reported the capture of the sloop Thomas Reilly by USS Thomas Freeborn, Lieutenant Commander Samuel Magaw.

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"Engagement between the Gunboat Flotilla, Freeborn and Reliance, under the Command of Captain James H. Ward, and a Secession Force at Mathias Point, Va., on the Potomac River -- Death of Captain Ward." 27 June 1861. A line engraving, based on a sketch by an Officer of the Expedition, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1861, depicting USS Thomas Freeborn, Ward's flagship, in the left foreground with USS Reliance to her right. US Navy History and Heritage Command photo # NH 59242

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02 Oct 1863

USS Bermuda, Acting Master J W Smith, seized the blockade running British schooner Florrie near Matagorda with its cargo including medicine, wine, and saddles.

1863 October 2nd

October 2 1863 Friday Anderson’s Cross Roads, TN Siege of Chattanooga Wheeler’s First Tennessee Raid Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Go to October 3 1863 Alabama. Strategic mobility provided…

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Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers, vol. I. Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1951 - SS General Meade - USS Bermuda built at Stockton-on-Tees, England, in 1861; started life as a Confederate blockade runner from 1861-1862; entering US Naval service in 1862 as USS Bermuda; merchant service 1865-1868 as SS Bermuda, 1868-1878 as SS General Meade and 1878-1882 as SS Bahamas US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 63874

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02 Oct 1862

Commodore Andrew Allen Harwood reported the capture of the sloop Thomas Reilly by USS Thomas Freeborn, Lieutenant Commander Samuel Magaw.

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"Engagement between the Gunboat Flotilla, Freeborn and Reliance, under the Command of Captain James H. Ward, and a Secession Force at Mathias Point, Va., on the Potomac River -- Death of Captain Ward." 27 June 1861. A line engraving, based on a sketch by an Officer of the Expedition, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1861, depicting USS Thomas Freeborn, Ward's flagship, in the left foreground with USS Reliance to her right. US Navy History and Heritage Command photo # NH 59242

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Is there a time line for captures starting in September 1864 when the blockade could re-align on the Atlantic coast? But the captures might have gone down as many of the blockade runners (smugglers) might have quit the game.

 

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Probably all of these can be found in the OR Navies-

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03 Oct 1861

Texas. USS Santee reported the return of USS Sam Houston to Galveston with the schooner Reindeer, which had been captured off San Luis Pass. The schooner was assessed as worthless and sunk.

1861 October 3rd

October 3 1861 Wednesday Battle of Greenbrier River, VA (CWSAC – Limited Battle – Inconclusive) Cheat Mountain Campaign, West Virginia Go to October 4 1861 Louisiana. Governor Thomas O Moore …

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Sam Houston was a former blockade runner captured on 07 July 1861 after which she was taken into USN service.

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04 Oct 1861

Louisiana. USS South Carolina, Commander James Alden, captured the Confederate schooners Ezilda and Joseph H Toone off the South West Pass of the Mississippi River, carrying four to five thousand stand of arms.

1861 October 4th

October 4 1861 Thursday Formation of the Union Army Balloon Corps Go to October 5 1861 USA. Following the successful demonstration of an aerial reconnaissance before the battle of Bull Run on 21 Ju…

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Line engraving published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", 1861, depicting USS South Carolina in action against Confederate shore batteries at Galveston, Texas, in August 1861. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 59135

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Not a blockade runner but a vessel that would have to run the blockade...

05 Oct 1861

Virginia. Two boats from USS Louisiana, Lieutenant A Murray, destroyed a Confederate schooner being fitted out as a privateer at Chincoteague Inlet.

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Drawing broadside view of Gunboat USS Louisiana by Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891. J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.456), Morgan collection of Civil War drawings, Library of Congress.

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05 Oct 1863

Louisiana. The British blockade runner Concordia was destroyed by her crew at Calcasieu Pass to prevent her capture by boats from USS Granite City, Acting Master Lamson.

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05 Oct 1863

Louisiana. The British blockade runner Concordia was destroyed by her crew at Calcasieu Pass to prevent her capture by boats from USS Granite City, Acting Master Lamson.

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I like it that you post a lot of naval information, @USS ALASKA, and again, the maps make it even better!

 

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05 Oct 1864

Texas. USS Mobile, Acting Lieutenant Pierre Giraud, seized the blockade-running British schooner Annie Virdon south of Velasco, with a cargo of cotton.

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Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1948, of SS Tennessee painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I. This steamer became USS Tennessee in 1862. Renamed USS Mobile in September 1864, she remained in Navy service until sold in March 1865. She was renamed SS Republic upon her return to civilian ownership, but was lost in a hurricane on 25 October 1865. Courtesy of Erik Heyl. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 63841

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05 Oct 1864

Texas. USS Mobile, Acting Lieutenant Pierre Giraud, seized the blockade-running British schooner Annie Virdon south of Velasco, with a cargo of cotton.

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Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1948, of SS Tennessee painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I. This steamer became USS Tennessee in 1862. Renamed USS Mobile in September 1864, she remained in Navy service until sold in March 1865. She was renamed SS Republic upon her return to civilian ownership, but was lost in a hurricane on 25 October 1865. Courtesy of Erik Heyl. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 63841

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Interesting - CHECK. Painting - CHECK. MAPS - CHECK.

 

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06 Oct 1861

USS Flag, Commander Louis C. Sartori, captured Confederate blockade running schooner Alert near Charleston.

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SS Phineas Sprague Built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1857, this steamer served as USS Flag during the Civil War and was the SS Flag after 1865. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 63887, courtesy Erik Heyl.

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06 Oct 1862

Texas. USS Rachel Seaman, Acting Master Crocker, captured the British schooner Dart attempting to run the blockade at Sabine Pass.

1862 October 6th

October 6 1862 Monday Smith’s Invasion of Kentucky Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky Go to October 7 1862 CSA. A Bill presented by the Confederate Congress which would authorise the grade of…

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06 Oct 1863

Florida. USS Beauregard, Acting Master Burgess, captured the sloop Last Trial at Key West with a cargo of salt.

1863 October 6th

October 6 1863 Tuesday Battle of Baxter Springs, KS (CWSAC Formative Battle – Confederate Victory) Siege of Chattanooga Wheeler’s First Tennessee Raid Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Second …

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USS Beauregard was the former Confederate privateer Beauregard. She was captured on November 12, 1861 by USS William G. Anderson and taken to Key West for adjudication. After being condemned, the schooner was purchased by the U.S. Navy.

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06 Oct 1863

Texas. USS Virginia, Lieutenant C H Brown, seized the British blockade runner Jenny off the coast of Texas with a cargo of cotton.

1863 October 6th

October 6 1863 Tuesday Battle of Baxter Springs, KS (CWSAC Formative Battle – Confederate Victory) Siege of Chattanooga Wheeler’s First Tennessee Raid Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Second …

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USS Virginia was the former blockade runner Virginia that was captured off Mugeres Island, Mexico, by USS Wachusett and USS Sonoma on 18 January 1863 and was commissioned at the NYNY on 12 June. The U.S. Navy purchased her from the New York City prize court on 1 September 1863.

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06 Oct 1864

South Carolina. USS Wamsutta, Acting Master Charles W Lee, reported that the blockade-running steamer Constance had run aground and sunk near Long lsland while trying to enter Charleston harbour.

1864 October 6th

October 6 1864 Thursday Siege of Petersburg Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign Hood’s Operations in Northern Georgia Price’s Missouri Raid Forrest’s Third Tennessee Raid Go to October 7 18…

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07 Oct 1861

Virginia. USS Louisiana, Lieutenant A Murray, captured the schooner S T Garrison, with a cargo of wood, near Wallops Island.

1861 October 7th

October 7 1861 Sunday Go to October 8 1861 CSA. The Confederates appointed seven new Major-Generals to make a total of twelve in that grade. They were promoted to command the new divisions being fo…

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An Army capture...

07 Oct 1862

Florida. Lieutenant-Commander Edward P Williams in the Army transport Darlington, with sailors and troops embarked, captured the steamer Governor Milton in St John's River.

1862 October 7th

October 7 1862 Tuesday Smith’s Invasion of Kentucky Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky Go to October 8 1862 Great Britain. A speech in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by the British Chancellor of the Exc…

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Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1963, of Confederate steamship Darlington prepared for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume III. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 66960 Courtesy of Erik Heyl.

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Darlington, a Confederate steamer, was captured by boats from Pawnee in Cumberland Sound, Fla., 3 March 1862, with a cargo of army wagons, ammunition, and camp equipment on board. She was taken over by the Navy for use in the waters off Fernandina, Fla., and Port Royal, S.C., with Acting Master J. W. Godfrey in command. Darlington assisted the boats of Ellen and Wabash in raising the yacht America in St. John's River, Fla., from 18 to 25 March 1862. She was transferred to the Army for use as a transport in September 1862.

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Lithograph depicting the steamer Governor Milton underway. Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida

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07 Oct 1863

Louisiana. A Union boat crew from USS Cayuga, Lieutenant-Commander William H Dana, boarded and destroyed the blockade runner Pushmataha which had been chased ashore and abandoned off the Calcasieu River. Pushmataha had been set on fire by the crew but the boarding party extinguished the fire before it blew up the ships with the explosives aboard. Another schooner carrying gunpowder was blown up nearby before it could be boarded.

1863 October 7th

October 7 1863 Wednesday Duck River, TN Siege of Chattanooga Wheeler’s First Tennessee Raid Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Second Bayou Teche Expedition Go to October 8 1863 Arkansas. Skirm…

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Wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, of USS Cayuga, circa 1900. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. US Navy History and Heritage Command photo # NH 59788.

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08 Oct 1862

Cuba. The steamer Blanche, anchored off Havana, was set afire to prevent its seizure by USS Montgomery, Commander C Hunter.

1862 October 8th

October 8 1862 Wednesday Battle of Perryville, KY (CWSAC – Decisive Battle – Inconclusive) Smith’s Invasion of Kentucky Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky Go to October 9 1862 Cuba. The…

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Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1950 of SS Montgomery, painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I. This steamer served as USS Montgomery in 1861-65. Courtesy of Erik Heyl. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 63883

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Please see Texas Marine Department vessel General Rusk (Blanche) - https://civilwartalk.com/threads/texas-marine-department-vessel-general-rusk-blanche.154417/

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