JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
Guessing there are more, taking these from those massive tifs LoC gives us. Sometimes it's possible to pick out the names of ships, maybe watch their war as it happened. If anyone has more, love to see them!
Planter at ( by LoC description ) Warrenton Station although if I hadn't read that I'd have thought this was White House Landing, Pamunkey River.
Pretty smitten by Captain Robert Small's story. Really, who doesn't love a good " He did WHAT? " thriiler. That his flamboyantly successful deed splashed across newspapers through the war tells its own story- we love our heroes best when there's an awesome story attached. Like steaming through enemy lines on
Because Planter was a wood fed steamer her use on Blockade duty became problematic. Assigned to the Army, Smalls promoted from civilian pilot to ship's captain Planter fulfilled various duties. There are several well known images of USS Planter- Wiki uses the probably best known, laden with cotton bales. Transporting soldiers, carrying prisoners, wounded, supplies and mail Planter had an awfully busy war. She and Captain, one time pilot Robert Smalls were everywhere.
Yes, we all know the story but I never get tired of it.
City Point, probably one of the supply landings? Wounded, prisoners and soldier's being transported seem to have boarded at the famous " U-shaped " wharf.
Originally had GREAT hopes a man on the deck would be Captain Smalls- and no. Easily could be part of the same crew on board when Planter steamed her famous escape out of harbor, still cool stuff. This crew member seems to be performing a task involving a bucket, not sure a pilot would be and you know a Captain had other duties.
With Connemaugh ( I think? ), unsure which landing. Planter carried medical supplies, may have been a hospital landing despite the lack of ambulances.
Question about this image, please? It's used quite a bit in articles on Robert Smalls and his crew.
When was it taken? Looks like a whole. different ship, when would there have been the refit or was there another Planter? Found an 1863 story where Planter was captured- which either wasn't true or it was recaptured with Smalls and crew intact or a whole, different Planter? Re-capture doesn't seem likely. Guessing the Confederates were fairly annoyed with Robert Smalls.
Clothes seem post war? From 1876 to what, 2014 Planter was missing.