Blockade Captures

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10 Oct 1863

Virginia. USS Samuel Rotan, Acting Lieutenant Kennison, seized a large yawl off Horn Harbor with its cargo including salt.

1863 October 10th

October 10 1863 Saturday Battle of Blue Springs, TN (CWSAC Limited Battle Union Victory) Siege of Chattanooga Bristoe Campaign Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Second Bayou Teche Expedition G…

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10 Oct 1864

North Carolina. USS Montgomery, Lieutenant Faucon, captured the blockade-running British steamer Bat near Wilmington with a cargo of coal and machinery.

1864 October 10th

October 10 1864 Monday Siege of Petersburg Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign Hood’s Operations in Northern Georgia Price’s Missouri Raid Go to October 11 1864 California. Incident at Hiam…

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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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Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1951, of USS Bat painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I. Bat, a blockade runner owned by the Confederate Government, became USS Bat (1864-1865) after she was captured. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 63846, Courtesy of Erik Heyl.

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USS Bat
(SwStr: t. 750; l. 230'; b. 26'; dph. 12'; dr. 8'; s. 16 k.; cpl. 82; a. 1 30 pdr. P.r., 2 12 pdr. sb.)

Bat was a very fast, steel hulled, side wheel steamer built in 1864 at Liverpool, England, for private speculators by Jones Quiggins and Co., Ltd. In September, while the ship was still on the stocks, she was purchased for the Confederate Government by Capt. James D. Bullock, CSN. Laden with heavy machinery and a large quantity of office supplies, including a goodly amount of red tape, the side wheeler put to sea on 6 September and proceeded under the command of veteran blockade tester, A. Hora, a reserve officer of the Royal Navy, to Halifax, Nova Scotia. After recoaling at that port, the ship sailed for the North Carolina coast. Thomas H. Dudley, the American consul at Liverpool, had informed Washington of the South's purchase of Bat and of that ship's departure from the British Isles. On the night of 10 October, she began an attempt to speed through the Union line into Wilmington. USS Montgomery spotted Bat, opened fire, and struck the fleeing vessel in her forecastle, killing an Austrian seaman named Mateh Madick who had been the captain of the forecastle of Alabama during that Confederate cruiser's recent epic battle with Kearsarge.

Bat surrendered and was sent to Beaufort, N.C. She steamed on to Boston where she was condemned by an admiralty court. Purchased by the United States Government for service in the Union Navy, the side wheeler was repaired, fitted out at the Boston Navy Yard, and placed in commission there on 13 December 1864, Lt. Comdr. John S. Barnes in command.

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10 Oct 1863

Virginia. USS Samuel Rotan, Acting Lieutenant Kennison, seized a large yawl off Horn Harbor with its cargo including salt.

1863 October 10th

October 10 1863 Saturday Battle of Blue Springs, TN (CWSAC Limited Battle Union Victory) Siege of Chattanooga Bristoe Campaign Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Second Bayou Teche Expedition G…

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USS ALASKA;The ships vulnerable to capture may have been slower. Salt has been mentioned more than once as a cargo.

 

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11 Oct 1861

Virginia. Lieutenant Abram D Harrell USN of USS Union led three boat crews to cut out and burn a Confederate schooner in Dumfries Creek off the Potomac River.

1861 October 11th

October 11 1861 Thursday Operations at the Mouth of the Mississippi Go to October 12 1861 CSA. Confederate Major-General David Emanuel Twiggs retired. Before the outbreak of the war, he had been th…

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Alfred Waud (1828–1891) New York Illustrated News The Blockading Squadron at anchor in Hampton Roads, off Fortress Monroe Ships L-Rː: Gun-Boat Louisiana, Harriet Lane, Minnesota Flag Ship, Wabash, Tow-Boat Young America, Gun-Boat Daylight, Cumberland, Gun-Boat Union, Steam-Frigate Susquehanna, Quaker City, Albatross. Drawn by A. Waud, Esq. Illustration published in NYIN, Volume IV, No. 102, p 376-377, October 14, 1861. From the collections of the New York State Library, Manuscripts and Special Collections, Albany, New York. This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1930.

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I THINK it happened in this area...

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11 Oct 1862

North Carolina. USS Monticello, Lieutenant-Commander Daniel Lawrence Braine, captured the blockade-running British schooner Revere off Frying Pan Shoals.

1862 October 11th

October 11 1862 Saturday Smith’s Invasion of Kentucky Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky Stuart’s Second Ride in Maryland Go to October 12 1862 Nova Scotia. CSS Alabama, Captain Raphael Semme…

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Wash drawing by Clary Ray, circa 1900 of USS Monticello US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 60661. Courtesy of the Navy Art Collection, Washington, DC

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11 Oct 1862

North Carolina. USS Maratanza, Commander Gustavus H Scott, was damaged by a Confederate battery at the Cape Fear River and was forced to retire out to sea.

1862 October 11th

October 11 1862 Saturday Smith’s Invasion of Kentucky Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky Stuart’s Second Ride in Maryland Go to October 12 1862 Nova Scotia. CSS Alabama, Captain Raphael Semme…

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USS Maratanza circa 1862-65. She has windsails rigged for ventilation below decks. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 46629.

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11 Oct 1863

Georgia. USS Union, Acting Lieutenant Edward Conroy, seized the steamer Spaulding at sea east of St Andrew's Sound. She had run the blockade out of Charleston the previous month with a cargo of cotton and was attempting to return from Nassau.

1863 October 11th

October 11 1863 Sunday Boonville, MO Rheatown, MO Colliersville, TN Siege of Chattanooga Bristoe Campaign Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Second Bayou Teche Expedition Go to October 12 1863 …

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Busted TWICE!

11 Oct 1863

North Carolina. During the night, USS Nansemond, Lieutenant Roswell H Lamson, chased ashore and destroyed the steamer Douro near New Inlet. She carried a cargo of cotton, tobacco, turpentine, and rosin. Douro had been captured previously on 9 March 1863 by USS Quaker City but after being condemned she was sold and sailed again as a blockade runner.

1863 October 11th

October 11 1863 Sunday Boonville, MO Rheatown, MO Colliersville, TN Siege of Chattanooga Bristoe Campaign Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Second Bayou Teche Expedition Go to October 12 1863 …

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The tugboat James F. Freeborn, built in Williamsburg, New York, by Lawrence & Foulks in 1862. The vessel served as the gunboat USS Nansemond during the American Civil War and as the revenue cutter USRC Nansemond and USRC W. H. Crawford after the war. 1863 Mariners' Museum and Park. James Bard (1815–1897) This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1930.

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11 Oct 1863

Georgia. USS Union, Acting Lieutenant Edward Conroy, seized the steamer Spaulding at sea east of St Andrew's Sound. She had run the blockade out of Charleston the previous month with a cargo of cotton and was attempting to return from Nassau.

1863 October 11th

October 11 1863 Sunday Boonville, MO Rheatown, MO Colliersville, TN Siege of Chattanooga Bristoe Campaign Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Second Bayou Teche Expedition Go to October 12 1863 …

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The situation at Charleston had changed. The Confederates abandoned battery Wagner and the US ships could enter the harbor. Temporarily the harbor was closed to blockade runners. But there were other channels available at Charleston.

 

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11 Oct 1863

North Carolina. USS Madgie, Acting Master Polleys, in tow of USS Fahkee sank in rough seas off Frying Pan Shoals.

1863 October 11th

October 11 1863 Sunday Boonville, MO Rheatown, MO Colliersville, TN Siege of Chattanooga Bristoe Campaign Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas and Missouri Second Bayou Teche Expedition Go to October 12 1863 …

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SS Fahkee watercolor by Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1956. "Early American Steamers," Vol. III". US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 66968

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12 Oct 1861

Florida. USS Dale, Commander Edward M Yard, captured the schooner Specie east of Jacksonville, bound for Havana with a large cargo of rice.

1861 October 12th

October 12 1861 Friday Head of Passes, MS Operations at the Mouth of the Mississippi Go to October 13 1861 Atlantic Ocean. The Confederate privateer Sallie captured the American brig Granada. USA. …

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Sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1903 of USS Dale. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 44611, courtesy of the Navy Art Collection, Washington, DC.

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12 Oct 1862

South Carolina. USS Restless, Acting Lieutenant Conroy, captured the blockade-running schooner Elmira Cornelius off the coast.

1862 October 12th

October 12 1862 Sunday Monocacy, MD Smith’s Invasion of Kentucky Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky Stuart’s Second Ride in Maryland Go to October 13 1862 Arkansas. Union expedition from Ozar…

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12 Oct 1864

Texas. USS Chocura, Lieutenant-Commander Richard W Meade, captured the blockade-running British schooner Louisa off Aransas Pass with its cargo including iron and tools.

1864 October 12th

October 12 1864 Wednesday Siege of Petersburg Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign Hood’s Operations in Northern Georgia Price’s Missouri Raid Go to October 13 1864 Arkansas. Incident at Fay…

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13 Oct 1861

Florida. USS Keystone State, Commander Gustavus H Scott, captured the Confederate steamer Salvor near the Tortugas Islands, with a cargo of coffee, cigars, and munitions.

1861 October 13th

October 13 1861 Saturday Operations at the Mouth of the Mississippi Go to October 14 1861 Florida. USS Keystone State, Commander Gustavus H Scott, captured the Confederate steamer Salvor near the T…

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The steamer Salvor was sailing from Havana to Tampa with a cargo that included 600 pistols and 500,000 percussion caps when she was captured by Keystone State near the Dry Tortugas on 14 October 1861.

Office, United States Naval War Records (1917). Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 374, 694, 695.

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion

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Sirs, the mention of 'negroes' above - slaves were being brought in on blockade runners?

Kind of a ghostly image...

Colored pencil sketch by Xanthus Smith of USS Keystone State, depicting the ship at Port Royal, South Carolina, 15 December 1862. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 60640-KN

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13 Oct 1862

South Carolina. USS America, Acting Master Jonathan Baker, seized the schooner David Crockett attempting to run the blockade out of Charleston with a cargo of turpentine and rosin.

1862 October 13th

October 13 1862 Monday Smith’s Invasion of Kentucky Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky Go to October 14 1862 CSA. The Confederate Congress passed the so called “Special Promotions Law&#…

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Yacht USS America at Boston Navy Yard in the summer of 1863 with the Practice Ship USS Marion and USS Ohio behind her. America was serving as tender to Marion, a sailing sloop of war that acted as practice ship for the US Naval Academy at Annapolis between 1862 and 1870, while Ohio was serving as receiving ship at the Boston Navy Yard. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 89400. Courtesy Shipscribe.com.

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13 Oct 1863

Georgia. The guard boat from USS Braziliera, Acting Master William T Gillespie, captured the schooner Mary near St Simon's.

1863 October 13th

October 13 1863 Tuesday Arrow Creek, MO Blountsville, TN First Battle of Auburn, VA (CWSAC Limited Battle Union Victory) Bulltown, WV Siege of Chattanooga Bristoe Campaign Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas…

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Preparing Merchant Vessels for the Blockade", Harper's Weekly, September 7, 1861. Merchant ships Arthur, Braziliera (sic Brazelero), Amanda and Gem of the Sea being fitted out for naval service at New York Navy Yard.

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13 Oct 1863

North Carolina. USS Victoria, Acting Lieutenant John MacDiarmid, seized an unnamed sloop west of Little River with a cargo of salt and soap.

1863 October 13th

October 13 1863 Tuesday Arrow Creek, MO Blountsville, TN First Battle of Auburn, VA (CWSAC Limited Battle Union Victory) Bulltown, WV Siege of Chattanooga Bristoe Campaign Shelby’s Raid in Arkansas…

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Not sure where this one is because there are ten 'Little Rivers' in NC

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14 Oct 1862

South Carolina. USS Memphis, Acting Lieutenant Watmough, captured the blockade-running British steamer Ouachita at sea off Cape Romain.

1862 October 14th

October 14 1862 Tuesday Smith’s Invasion of Kentucky Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky Go to October 15 1862 USA. US Congressional elections resulted in the loss of Republican seats in Ohio,…

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Wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, depicting USS Memphis underway during the Civil War. US Navy History and Heritage Command photo # NH 46205.

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14 Oct 1862

South Carolina. USS Memphis, Acting Lieutenant Watmough, captured the blockade-running British steamer Ouachita at sea off Cape Romain.

1862 October 14th

October 14 1862 Tuesday Smith’s Invasion of Kentucky Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky Go to October 15 1862 USA. US Congressional elections resulted in the loss of Republican seats in Ohio,…

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Wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, depicting USS Memphis underway during the Civil War. US Navy History and Heritage Command photo # NH 46205.

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Notably, it was a British blockade runner.

 

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15 Oct 1861

South Carolina. USS Roanoke, USS Flag, USS Monticello, and USS Vandalia captured and burned the blockade-runner Thomas Watson on Stono Reef and capture of schooners Albion and Alert off Charleston.

1861 October 15th

October 15 1861 Monday Operations at the Mouth of the Mississippi Go to October 16 1861 Missouri. Operations continue around Ironton and Fredericktown with incidents at Big River Bridge, Potosi, a…

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Lithograph of USS Roanoke as a steam frigate, prior to her 1862-63 conversion to an ironclad. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 45364.

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Sketch by F. Muller of USS Vandalia underway. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 43851

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