Trent war - possible timeline of events, battles, and outcome

Ah, thanks. Will have to change it to... hmm... Hastings Doyle, he'll do.



Yes, bit of a shaggy dog story. Still, when you're only a few pronunciation slips away from being Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, what does one expect?

Ugh! I thought the names were slightly odd but that totally slipped passed me.:redface:
 
Before I continue with the timeline's plot, I'm going to go down the list of all US ships and ensure I've confirmed their status and (where applicable) location.
 
Gosport Naval Yard, Virginia
5th February 1862


John Wood yawned, shaking his head a little and rubbing his eyes before looking out across the water.

To the north was the bulk of Fort Monroe, the nearest Yankee position, and Wood hissed through his teeth - all by itself, before you considered the Union blockaders, that fort rendered the James River closed except for the bravest merchant ships. And with the blockading squadron...

...speaking of which, where was the blockading squadron?

Wood shaded his eyes, then lowered his hand - a little embarrassed to be doing something as useless as shading against the dawn gloaming - and rubbed his hands together instead, hoping the warmth on a cold day would help him think.

Every day for the last month at least, as the resurrected Merrimac became the Virginia down in the drydock, there had been several big Union ships - frigates and large sloops - loitering outside. It was something of a droll point of pride to be worthy of the attention of what must have been a full third of the surviving pre-war U.S. Navy, in fighting strength at least, but it was also a worry... a familiar one.

Not seeing them felt like there was a kind of hole in the world.

Turning slowly, looking for a silhouette, Wood wondered if perhaps the big ships had gone upriver a ways. They'd be fools to try it, but it was possible... but no, that would just open the York river and the Yankees weren't that stupid, worse luck. And they'd never risk their whole squadron being trapped by the Virginia if she proved to be more complete than they knew.

Perhaps they'd gone to the mouth? There'd been wild stories in the news now there was a war between the Yankees and Britain, that there'd be guns and supplies flooding in, and perhaps they'd heard a shipment was on the way. There'd been firing the previous day, though not for very long - a British cruiser, perhaps?

Continuing to turn, Wood reached an angle just south of east - and froze.

Just silhouetted against the pre-dawn light, there were masts. Ships, in Lynhaven Roads. Huge ones, many as big as any U.S. frigate or even a little larger, but they were never Union ships - especially not as there were seven of the big monsters along with five smaller vessels, next to a somewhat smaller one which Wood recognized with a start was the U.S.S. St. Lawrence!

His eyes flicked to the jackstaffs, and he saw the naval ensigns fluttering there. And he knew.

"The British!" he called. "Boys, the British are coming - and isn't that a lovely sight?"

"We know!" someone shouted back. "Where were you yesterday?"

"Trying to sort out that damnable fore gun," Wool answered, somewhat nonplussed. "Then a dinner in town - when did they arrive?"

The other officer came out to join him. "Yesterday, about... perhaps four, half-past-four... you must have been devoted indeed to that gun, there was at least a little firing."

Wool shook his head. "Well... what now?"

"Good question," his fellow lieutenant admitted. "For now, we should do best by getting our fine ship finished in case they might go away again."
 
I like it, especially that line "The British!" he called. "Boys, the British are coming - and isn't that a lovely sight?" :biggrin: Plus the touch of realism applied by his comrade in that last line.:wink: He must have been busy yesterday to only notice a little gunfire and not question what was happening.
 
Order sent via telegraph from Horse Guards Cumberland House, February 1862.



To Lt. General Sir Hugh Rose

General,
You are directed to make available an expeditionary force, drawn from the armies of the Indian Establishment under your command, to be sent to the Western coast of North America so as to reinforce the British presence there and make possible actions by land upon that coast, in light of the recent war.
The force is to include two brigades of infantry, plus two additional battalions, and to be drawn by you from suitable troops of any Presidency and from the British battalions present in India. It is to also include a complete cavalry brigade, for the purposes of reconnaisance and combat action, and two batteries of artillery.
The choice of commanding officer and of brigadiers for the infantry and cavalry is delegated to you, within reason, and should be selected

It is hoped that you will see fit to make your selections of regiments with an eye towards the political consequences for stability within the recently-troubled India. No troops should be selected which might have any kind of religious objection to service overseas.

You are additionally directed to secure the shipping for the movement, including sufficient horse transports to be sure of some availability of remounts for your cavalry selections and some spare horses for your artillery section.
Escort will be provided by the Imperieuse, currently at Hong Kong, for which separate orders have been sent.


(The letterhead is believed to have been a consequence of the Duke of Cambridge making a point about his dislike of the move from Horse Guards - something he had to be ordered to do by his cousin the Queen.)
 
USS Monitor, initial appreciation


The just-launched and just-named Monitor, considered in advance of completion.

Overall form
Low, with an overhanging raft to protect the sides - good feature.
Low hull form, to reduce target area.
Intended turret is high, but curved and an oblique strike will do little damage. Total target area is minor. (Poss. could be constructed of wood without iron armour?)
Freeboard very low - 14 inches under full load condition. Risk of deck being swept by waves.
With turret in action the spindle provides a large opening. Should not be fought in any kind of sea.
Crew size very low, 49 officers and men estimated. Compares to c.160 crew for Adirondack, sloop with two 11 inch guns and some smaller guns now under construction in New York.

Armour and defensive capabilities.
Composed of eight layers of 40lb plate on turret, four on sides, two layers of 20lb plate on deck.
Tests on plate indicate disappointing quality, comparable to cast iron. Better quality plate not available in time allotted regardless of cost.
Sides and deck are backed, turret is not backed - possible problem?
Low freeboard means damage to deck potentially fatal.
Damage to sides not risky unless concussion transmitted to hull.
Possible danger from boarding. Ship sides low, no crew on deck when fighting, turret roof not secure.

Offensive capabilities.
Two guns in one turret. All around fire.
Problem if attacked from both sides.
No redundancy.
Single turret very well protected.
Space for powerful guns. 15-inch guns not yet ready for use, may use 11-inch guns or 8-inch rifles if possible.
No smaller guns to deal with smaller vessels.
Reloading requires turret locked in specific position.
Consideration given to anti-boarding work, no work as yet done


Overall consideration:
Novel ship design. Problems evident but could be rectified with development. Worthwhile ship in calm seas and sheltered water, not to be used in rough seas.
 
USS Monitor, initial appreciation


The just-launched and just-named Monitor, considered in advance of completion.

Overall form
Low, with an overhanging raft to protect the sides - good feature.
Low hull form, to reduce target area.
Intended turret is high, but curved and an oblique strike will do little damage. Total target area is minor. (Poss. could be constructed of wood without iron armour?)
Freeboard very low - 14 inches under full load condition. Risk of deck being swept by waves.
With turret in action the spindle provides a large opening. Should not be fought in any kind of sea.
Crew size very low, 49 officers and men estimated. Compares to c.160 crew for Adirondack, sloop with two 11 inch guns and some smaller guns now under construction in New York.

Armour and defensive capabilities.
Composed of eight layers of 40lb plate on turret, four on sides, two layers of 20lb plate on deck.
Tests on plate indicate disappointing quality, comparable to cast iron. Better quality plate not available in time allotted regardless of cost.
Sides and deck are backed, turret is not backed - possible problem?
Low freeboard means damage to deck potentially fatal.
Damage to sides not risky unless concussion transmitted to hull.
Possible danger from boarding. Ship sides low, no crew on deck when fighting, turret roof not secure.

Offensive capabilities.
Two guns in one turret. All around fire.
Problem if attacked from both sides.
No redundancy.
Single turret very well protected.
Space for powerful guns. 15-inch guns not yet ready for use, may use 11-inch guns or 8-inch rifles if possible.
No smaller guns to deal with smaller vessels.
Reloading requires turret locked in specific position.
Consideration given to anti-boarding work, no work as yet done


Overall consideration:
Novel ship design. Problems evident but could be rectified with development. Worthwhile ship in calm seas and sheltered water, not to be used in rough seas.

Sounds like at least some elements of the union navy are less than happy with the design. At least their aware of a number of potential problems.

A bit surprised they would consider having an all-wood turret given that any damage to it makes the ship useless and pretty much defenceless. Although they might think the slope of the turret adequate protection and also I presume that would make future versions somewhat cheaper as it wouldn't need the iron armour for that. But would still be a supply problem in terms of guns and also would they then dispense with the iron deck/raft?

Interesting they also consider the danger of boarding. That's something I have wondered if it might be a possible way to take or destroy the ship. A few men managing to get close in a small boat while the crew is distracted by warships and then an explosive charge thrown into the turret.

Given the blockade and the problems of using it in a seaway I can't see it being towed elsewhere as OTL as a considerable danger of it being lost with the towing ship. As such its only likely to be used if/when Milne attacks New York, or possibly brings the blockade close enough the Monitor can be risked to challenge it.
 
A bit surprised they would consider having an all-wood turret given that any damage to it makes the ship useless and pretty much defenceless.
Well, it's just people raising suggestions at this point, and it'd be better than nothing!

Interesting they also consider the danger of boarding. That's something I have wondered if it might be a possible way to take or destroy the ship. A few men managing to get close in a small boat while the crew is distracted by warships and then an explosive charge thrown into the turret.
It's considered a problem by pretty much everyone who had experience with the things. Bythesea (currently in Canada) had a historical trip in Miantonomoh in the later part of the decade and considered two men with hammers could disable the turret and render her defenceless.

Given the blockade and the problems of using it in a seaway I can't see it being towed elsewhere as OTL as a considerable danger of it being lost with the towing ship. As such its only likely to be used if/when Milne attacks New York, or possibly brings the blockade close enough the Monitor can be risked to challenge it.
Yes, though you could caulk it and tow it, and theoretically you could even fight it so long as you accepted a fixed turret position - jacking it up to turn it would be potentially fatal though.
 
Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, District of Columbia
12 February 1862



"Rail roads," the General-in-Chief muttered.

"General?" Colburn asked.

"My apologies, Colburn," McClellan replied, looking up from a piece of paper covered with jottings and calculations. "It would all be so much simpler if a rail-road was a rail-road, and if the weather up where Johnny Canuck lives were as temperate as it is down here..."

He motioned Colburn over to the paper, and began to explain. "The rail roads up towards Rouses' Point are... not all that they could be. The one here, the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg, not only is low capacity and dreadfully maintained but it is required for other purposes - so only the rail-road up through Burlington may be used. But it has a capacity of around a hundred and eighty tons per day... and to place a complete army of five divisions and all their transport there would take the entire capacity of the rail line to supply, at great effort and with some optimization, but to move the men and their guns and horses would also take the entire capacity of the rail line to move, for perhaps a month - with nothing left over to move the rations. So we might place half the force at Plattsburgh and Rouses Point by the middle of March, but this would require housing to be available for a regiment of men arriving each day, every day, at the town of Rouses Point or Plattsburgh - and the latter is a town of three thousand, while the former a town of one thousand. So we must ask the men to build their own barracks, with the weather reportedly some thirteen degrees below freezing on an average day."

Colburn was silent for a long moment.

"Surely that cannot be the only means of supply?" he asked.

"There is, there is, but it is transport up Lake Champlain," McClellan explained. "That is how, at minimum, the second half of our force must be moved - it may be we must depend on it for as many as four or even divisions. I would send the Regulars up there, but I do not want to risk the trained men I will sorely need in an environment so prone to frostbite..."

He shook his head. "I think that I will send a division, by regiments," he decided. "Each building the barracks for the next. And all the artillery, though without transport - they may at least require a comparatively low quantity of food. Then we may move as much fodder as can be found, to make Plattsburgh a depot, and move the rest of the men we need north when the weather is warmer."

He turned his focus west to Buffalo. "What I would not give, however, for Buffalo's rail at Rouses' Point - Buffalo has fine rail roads, but it is not the vital point of the enemy's defences and must not be the main weight of our attack."

"Don't the British have the same problem?"

"They do, but many of their men are already in place, and their rail lines are quite good and go to useful places," McClellan replied. "And they will have a fine water transport route once the thaw begins - and by all reports they are moving men through the snow, though I do not know how they do it."
 
(The letterhead is believed to have been a consequence of the Duke of Cambridge making a point about his dislike of the move from Horse Guards - something he had to be ordered to do by his cousin the Queen.)
The War Office moved from Horse Guards to Cumberland House in 1858; however, the Duke didn't make the move until September 1871, after the War Office Act of 1870 had formally subordinated the commander-in-chief to the war minister. He also insisted on addressing his letters 'Horse Guards, Pall Mall' rather than 'Cumberland House'.
 
The War Office moved from Horse Guards to Cumberland House in 1858; however, the Duke didn't make the move until September 1871, after the War Office Act of 1870 had formally subordinated the commander-in-chief to the war minister. He also insisted on addressing his letters 'Horse Guards, Pall Mall' rather than 'Cumberland House'.
Ah, thanks - I found plenty of mention of his not wanting to move, but not a lot of mention of when!
Sadly it's outside the edit window now, I'll just have to remember it.
 
Prescott, Upper Canada
21st January 1862




"Right, get them in place!" the lieutenant called, waving at his subordinates as they manhandled the two heavy tubes across the cobbles. "Where's the bloody base plate?"

"Here, sir!" one of the Canadian volunteers called, putting his shoulder to a small cart. Several more Canadians, these all civilians, gawked as the Royal Artillery detachment and their support staff set up on the ice-choked waterfront.

"Shells?" the lieutenant asked, then nodded as the same volunteer pointed into the cart. "Good. Now... I make that about two thousand yards."

"About that, sir," said another Canadian volunteer, one of the locals. "Pity they moved the big ones back last month."

The lieutenant nodded, remembering hearing about it in the newspapers - four large screw steamers, moved out of Ogdensburg harbour with no small amount of difficulty and now wintering in Oswego. There were some more elsewhere, as well, he'd heard, but there had been too much ice to cut out the majority of the shipping and it seemed a lot of it was stuck at Buffalo.

Which was why the Royal Artillery detachment across the Niagara river from Buffalo was going to work today with eight tubes.

"All right, boys, let's do this by the book," he said then. "Fire ranging shot."

There was a chuff of smoke, and the first mortar bomb flew skywards. It hung in the crisp air for several seconds, then fell to burst on the ice.

"Up three, increase charge one bag," the lieutenant instructed. "Let's try and make sure we only hit the boats, don't want too many of them angry at us..."

Another shuff, as the mortar shell soared skywards. This one burst a little closer to the shipping, then the third struck home among the steamers iced into their winter harbour.

There was a sudden scattered applause from the watching civilians, and the lieutenant smiled a little - surprised at how much that helped his mood.

"All right, boys, fire for effect," he instructed. "Five rounds each, then we'll see how it looks."

Every American river boat lost now was one less that could carry a raiding force across the river after the thaw. Still, he was grateful for the local militia battalion standing by, in case a raiding force decided to walk...




(The steamers being broken out was historical. The mortars were available!)
 
"Where's the bloody base plate?"
No base-plates at this stage; that stems from the WWI Stokes mortar. At this stage, mortars have beds made of cast iron or wood depending on the type of mortar, plus a pre-prepared platform for the 10in and 8in mortars. I doubt that these guns would be carried into place on the travelling carriages given in the equipment lists, because of how recently the carriages had been introduced. Instead, I believe they'd be in a sling wagon to move them into place.

"Up three, increase charge one bag," the lieutenant instructed.
Mortars fire at fixed angles of 45 degrees, varying their charge to get the appropriate range. A table of ranges and charges is provided here. What I'm not clear is how these very specific amounts can be reconciled to the fact their equipment list shows only 'cartridges, flannel, charge, 4 lbs' (in the case of the 10in mortar; 2lb for the 8in; the cartridges for the Royal (5.5in) and Coehorn (4.4in) mortars are 'to be filled when required'. They could shake out powder from full cartridges, but it seems a little wasteful; if they were intended to measure out a charge each time, why have ready-filled flannel cartridges at all?
 
No base-plates at this stage; that stems from the WWI Stokes mortar. At this stage, mortars have beds made of cast iron or wood depending on the type of mortar, plus a pre-prepared platform for the 10in and 8in mortars. I doubt that these guns would be carried into place on the travelling carriages given in the equipment lists, because of how recently the carriages had been introduced. Instead, I believe they'd be in a sling wagon to move them into place.
Right, I'll rewrite to make it a cast-iron bed (as these are 8" mortars)...


Mortars fire at fixed angles of 45 degrees, varying their charge to get the appropriate range.
...and a modified charge. Though in this case it looks like it'll be "one full bag", or nearly, which corresponded to extreme range of 2,000 yards.

They could shake out powder from full cartridges, but it seems a little wasteful; if they were intended to measure out a charge each time, why have ready-filled flannel cartridges at all?
I assume it's so they have a filled bag for extreme range (for the 8" at least) and then they pour some out to reduce it. That way they don't overload it.
 
Right, I'll rewrite to make it a cast-iron bed (as these are 8" mortars)...
Except '8 inch mortars are not dismounted for slinging'. What they'd be doing is using the cart to move an entire mortar (bed and all) into place on a timber platform. Another observation- and I apologise if this is maligning the good folks of Prescott- but I'd suspect the streets might be earth or plank rather than cobble, particularly those close to the waterfront.

This particular attack seems like a one-off, and it's too early to start considerable work on earthworks. However, when possible, it might well be worth installing the mortars as a permanent expansion to the defences of Fort Wellington. If so, it's worth noting that these guns would be behind parapets and would be designed to fire indirectly.

I assume it's so they have a filled bag for extreme range (for the 8" at least) and then they pour some out to reduce it. That way they don't overload it.
Right, but having loose powder lying round a mortar battery seems really dangerous- even if you're not in any danger of having your fire returned. I can see how partially emptying cartridges would be preferable to measuring out loose powder from a barrel, but I'm surprised I haven't yet seen any guidance on what the gun crews were supposed do with the surplus powder. Gunpowder's not cordite, but improperly handling something as ostensibly harmless as custard powder can cause problems...
 
Another observation- and I apologise if this is maligning the good folks of Prescott- but I'd suspect the streets might be earth or plank rather than cobble, particularly those close to the waterfront.
I was actually thinking that I might revise it so the firing takes place on the ice, given it's about the middle of the frozen period and they sometimes had an ice bridge able to take artillery. That might be mentioned as a thing to do if they can't get the range, though, and it looks like full charges would carry the round all the way to the opposite shore.

This particular attack seems like a one-off, and it's too early to start considerable work on earthworks.
Yes, full earthwork construction is slated for the period of the thaw - when the reinforcements really start coming in. There's been a lot of planning and marking-out of positions, though, and of course plenty of carpentry to produce carriages!
 
A couple of good updates and a nice insight on the problems of building up for an attack during a continental winter when your not prepared for it and lack the full logistical base. No matter how well Mac plans it I suspect there will be a few cases of frostbite and other problems and a lot of less than happy soldiers on the front until the thaw comes. [At which point would there be much of a muddy period? That part of Canada is nowhere near as flat as much of central Russia but there could be at least a few days where movement is hampered by the conditions.]

Like the attack across the frozen St Lawrence but it will mean that the Americans have some idea those mortars are there now, which they might not have had before. Still the fact the defenders have enough powder and other supplies to do this is reassuring. Plus it will probably make a good boost to Canadian morale.
 
[At which point would there be much of a muddy period? That part of Canada is nowhere near as flat as much of central Russia but there could be at least a few days where movement is hampered by the conditions.]
Actually it's just as bad. It's generally viewed that armies can't campaign in Canada until mid-May, because of the mud:


'a large force can only move and keep the field for about five months in the year. viz.,from about the middle of May to the middle of October... between the middle of December and the end of March, the intense cold forbids an army encamping, and the deep snows prevent the movement of troops... from the beginning of April to about the middle of May the state of the roads owing to the thaw of the winter snows, is such that many are impassable for an army.' (Wm. Drummond Jervois, 'Report on the Defence of Canada', 1864)

So yes, the muddy period is about six weeks long.


Like the attack across the frozen St Lawrence but it will mean that the Americans have some idea those mortars are there now, which they might not have had before.
If you go too far disguising your capability, you end up not using any at all! There's never going to be a better target for the mortars than completely immobile shipping, IMO...
 
Redone version of the mortar attack:




Prescott, Upper Canada
21st January 1862




"Right, get them in place!" the lieutenant called, waving at his subordinates as they manhandled the heavy sling wagons across the packed earth streets of Prescott. "Where's the bloody ammunition?"

"Here, sir!" one of the Canadian volunteers called, putting his shoulder to a small cart. Several more Canadians, these all civilians, gawked as the Royal Artillery detachment and their support staff set up on the ice-choked waterfront, and a company of the 24th Upper Canada Militia (Glengarry, Stormont and Prescott) stood by with their percussion muskets at the port.

"Powder?" the lieutenant asked, then nodded as the same volunteer pointed into the cart. "Good. Now... I make that about two thousand yards."

"About that, sir," said another Canadian volunteer, one of the locals. "Pity they moved the big ones back last month."

The lieutenant nodded, remembering hearing about it in the newspapers - four large screw steamers, moved out of Ogdensburg harbour with no small amount of difficulty and now wintering in Oswego. There were some more elsewhere, as well, he'd heard, but there had been too much ice to cut out the majority of the shipping and it seemed a lot of it was stuck at Buffalo.

Which was why the Royal Artillery detachment across the Niagara river from Buffalo was going to work today with eight tubes.

"All right, boys, let's do this by the book," he said then, as the chocks were hammered into place to hold the cart on the slight slope. “Looks like maximum range to me, but let's give it a pound and a half.”

One of his gun crew cut into a two-pound linen charge, emptying some of the powder out of it into a larger, empty, powder sack they'd brought along to catch the waste. The rest went into the mortar tube, fixed at forty-five degrees, and the shell down on top of it.

There was a chuff of smoke, and the first mortar bomb flew skywards. It hung in the crisp air for several seconds, then fell to burst on the ice.

"Let's go with one pound and twelve ounces," the lieutenant instructed. "Let's try and make sure we only hit the boats, don't want too many of them angry at us..."

Another shuff, as the mortar shell soared skywards. This one burst a little closer to the shipping, and the third – a full charge – fell only about a hundred feet short.

The lieutenant considered the situation, then waved his hand. “Let's take them down a bit, get some flatter ground. Flatter ground, better angle.”

The evolution took a bit of slipping and sliding, and by the time they were done – with the sling wagons on the hard-frozen water's edge – the lieutenant's telescope could see movement in Ogdensburg, though no sign of guns or militia. Then the fourth shell struck – right among the steamers iced into their winter harbour.

There was a sudden scattered applause from the watching civilians, and the lieutenant smiled a little - surprised at how much that helped his mood.

"All right, boys, fire for effect," he instructed. "Five rounds each, then we'll see how it looks."

Every American river boat lost now was one less that could carry a raiding force across the river after the thaw. Still, he was grateful for the local militia standing by, in case a raiding force decided to walk...
 
This is partly to ensure I can keep the details straight myself. This should list off the situations of all US ships aside from the ironclads.
A lot of the blockade got captured by the various sweeps. In some cases "captured" means "sunk" with the crew put ashore or the like - just about none of the smaller ships are going to appear again, it's just shorthand.
The format that's come about by the copy-paste is

Ship name
Ship class Status


Trent Status Feb 15
Ship, class and commander
North Atlantic
USS Minnesota
Screw frigate Captured
USS Roanoke
Screw steamer Damaged, in Union hands
USS Brandywine
Sail frigate
Baltimore
USS Congress
Sail frigate Surrendered
USS Cumberland
Sail sloop Captured
USS Cambridge
Screw steamer Lost
USS Young America
[USS Shawsheen]
Screw steamer Baltimore
USS Cohasset
Screw steamer Baltimore
USS Rescue
Screw steamer Baltimore
USS Zouave
Screw steamer Sunk
USS Dragon
Screw steamer Sunk
USS Whitehall
Paddle steamer Struck off
USS Braziliera
Bark Baltimore
USS Jamestown
Sloop Captured
USS State of Georgia
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS Mount Vernon
Screw steamer Baltimore
USS Albatross
Screw steamer Baltimore
USS Chippewa
Screw steamer Captured
USS Fernandina
Bark Captured
USS Amanda
Bark Baltimore
USS Gemsbok
Bark Sunk
USS Daylight
Screw steamer Sunk
USS Dawn
Screw steamer Rappahanock
USS Young Rover
Screw steamer Rappahanock
USS Mystic
Screw steamer Rappahanock
USS Granite
Sloop Baltimore
USS Louisiana
Screw steamer [iron] Baltimore
USS Stars and Stripes
Screw steamer Captured
USS Underwriter
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS Delaware
Paddle steamer [iron] Baltimore
USS Valley City
Screw steamer Captured
USS Hetzel
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS Commodore Perry
Paddle steamer Sunk
USS Commodore Barney
Paddle steamer Captured
USS Shawsheen
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS John L. Lockwood
Paddle steamer
Baltimore
USS Ceres
Paddle steamer
USS Morse
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS Whitehead
Screw steamer, tinclad Sunk
USS Isaac N. Seymour
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS Philadelphia
Paddle steamer [iron] Baltimore
USS Henry Brinker
Screw steamer Baltimore
USS Hunchback
Paddle steamer Lost
USS Southfield
Paddle steamer Lost
USS General Putnam
[USS William G. Putnam]
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS AC Powell
[USS Alert]
[USS Watch] Baltimore
USS Baltimore
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS Ben Morgan Baltimore
USS Charles Phelps Baltimore
USS Corwin
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS Roman Baltimore
USS William Badger
Sail Baltimore
South Atlantic
USS Wabash Sunk
USS Keystone State
Paddle steamer Sunk
USS Vandalia
Screw steamer Sunk
USS Mohican Sunk
USS Seminole New York
USS Bienville
Paddle Delaware River
USS Ellen
Paddle Captured
USS Florida
Paddle Delaware River
USS James Adger
Paddle Sunk
USS OM Pettit
Paddle
USS Mercury
Paddle Sunk
USS Susquehanna
Paddle Sunk
USS St Lawrence
Ship Captured
USS Courier
Ship Captured
USS GW Blunt
Schooner Captured
USS Gem of the Sea
Bark Captured
USS Hope
Schooner yacht Sunk
USS Onward
Ship Sunk
USS Release
Bark Captured
USS Relief Captured
USS Restless
Bark Sunk
USS Roebuck
Bark Captured
USS Augusta Captured
USS EB Hale Captured
USS Flag
Screw steamer Sunk
USS Henry Andrew Captured
USS Isaac Smith Captured
USS Norwich Raiding
USS Penguin Captured
USS Alabama
Commander E. Lanier
Sidewheel steamer Delaware River
USS Pocahontas Delaware river
USS Potomska Sunk
USS Sumpter Sunk
USS Western World Captured
USS Wyandotte Captured
USS Pawnee
Screw steamer Sunk
USS Huron
Gunboat Sunk
USS Ottawa
Gunboat Sunk
USS Seneca
Gunboat Sunk
USS Unadilla
Gunboat Sunk
USS Pembina
Gunboat Sunk
USS Crusader
Screw steamer Captured
USS Dale Captured
USCS Bibb Captured
Gulf
Ship, commander and class
USS Wanderer
Schooner Captured
USS Tahoma
Screw steamer Raiding
USS Ethan Allen
Bark Captured
USS Mohawk
Screw steamer Captured
USS Sagamore
Screw steamer Raiding
USS Marion
Ship Captured
USS Maria A. Wood
Schooner Captured
USS Mississippi
Sidewheel steamer Captured
USS Brooklyn
Screw steamer Sunk
USS Huntsville
Screw steamer Sunk
USS R.R. Cuyler
Screw steamer Captured
USS Wissahickon
Screw steamer Captured
USS Niagara
Screw steamer Lost
USS Massachusetts
Screw steamer (iron) Captured
USS New London
Screw steamer Captured
USS Water Witch
Sidewheel steamer Captured
USS South Carolina
Screw steamer Captured
USS Itasca
Screw steamer Raiding
USS Mercedita
Screw steamer Raiding
USS Winona
Screw steamer Sunk
USS Vincennes
Ship Sunk
USS Preble
Ship Captured
USS Colorado
Screw steamer Captured
USS Samuel Rotan
Schooner Sunk
USS De Soto
Sidewheel steamer Sunk
USS Montgomery
Screw steamer (boiler exposed to shot) Captured
USS Sciota
Screw steamer Captured
USS Hatteras
Sidewheel steamer (iron) Captured
USS Santee
Ship Sunk
USS Rachel Seaman
Schooner Captured
USS Kingfisher
Bark Sunk
USS Kittatinny
Ship Captured
USS Midnight
Bark Captured
USS Arthur
Bark Captured
USS Portsmouth
Ship Sunk
USS Potomac
Ship Escaped
USS James S. Chambers
Schooner Captured
USS Falmouth Captured
USS Pampero Captured
USS Rhode Island Captured
USS Supply
Ship Captured
USS Fearnot Captured
USS JC Kuhn
Bark Captured
USS Sam Houston
Schooner
Captured
USS Pursuit
Bark Captured
Potomac
Ship, class and commander
USS Anacostia Potomac
USS Coeur de Leon
Paddle Potomac
USS Jacob Bell
Paddle Potomac
USS Island Belle
Paddle Potomac
USS Reliance Potomac
USS Resolute Potomac
USS Piedmontese Potomac
USS Satellite
Paddle Potomac
USS Stepping Stones
Paddle Potomac
USS Thomas Freeborn
Paddle Potomac
USS Yankee
Paddle Potomac
USS Leslie
Screw steamer Potomac
USS Mount Washington
Paddle steamer Potomac
USS Wyandank
Paddle steamer Potomac
USS King Philip
Paddle steamer Potomac
Pacific
Ship, class and commander
USS Lancaster
Screw sloop Acapulco
USS Cyane
Sailing sloop
Captured
USS Wyoming
Screw sloop
About to arrive, Panama
USS Saranac
Sidewheel steamer
Captured
USS Narragansett
Screw sloop
Acapulco
USS St Mary’s
Sailing sloop San Francisco
USS Farallones San Francisco
USRC Shubrick San Francisco
USCS Active San Francisco
USS Fredonia Callao
USRC William L. Marcy San Francisco
USRC Joseph Lane Puget Sound
USRC Jefferson Davis Sold
In transit
USS Hartford
Screw steamer Captured
USS James L. Davis
Bark Captured


USS Pensacola
Captain Morris Captured
USS Nightingale
Ship Captured
USS Perry
Brig Baltimore
USRC Henrietta Captured
USS Savannah
Ship New York
USS Flambeau
Screw steamer Captured
USS Morning Light
Ship En route to NY
Cruising or other minor stations
USS Iroquois
Screw steamer Captured
USS Bainbridge
Brig Captured?
USS Santiago de Cuba
Paddle steamer Delaware River
USS William G. Anderson
Bark Captured
USS Saratoga
Sail sloop Africa, unaware of war
USS Quaker City
Paddle steamer Captured
USS Tuscarora
Screw steamer New York
USS Shepherd Knapp
Ship
Captured
USS Pulaski
Paddle steamer Montevideo
USS Warren Captured
Reserve, building or inoperable
USS Miami
Paddle steamer Baltimore
USS Powhatan
Paddle steamer Washington
USS Richmond
Screw steamer NY
USS Macedonian
Ship Boston
USS Dacotah
Screw steamer NY
USS Saginaw
Paddle steamer Captured
USS Kearsarge
Screw steamer Portsmouth NH
USS St Louis
Sloop Philadelphia
USS San Jacinto
Screw steamer New York
USS Oneida NY
USS Katahdin Boston
USS Kennebec Boston
USS Kineo Boston
USS Owasco NY
USS Pinola Baltimore
USS Cayuga Portland CT
USS Decatur San Francisco
USS Currituck New York
USS John Adams
Ship Newport RI
USS Valparaiso
Ship New York
USS Westfield
Paddle steamer New York
USS Madgie New York
USS Sachem New York
USS Uncas New York
USS Sabine
Ship New York
USS Victoria New York
USS Monticello
Screw steamer Baltimore
USS Harriet Lane
Paddle steamer Washington
USS Constellation
Sloop Portsmouth NH
USS Ino
Ship Boston
USS Wachusett Building
 
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