Grayrock Volunteer
Sergeant
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2013
- Location
- Texas
I have been reading up on naval activities in Wassaw Sound during the last few months of 1864 to gain a better insight on a relic I recently acquired. From my understanding Confederate authorities had considered using the Wassaw Sound as an inlet for blockade running in October of that year but the low water levels and lack of troops and artillery to occupy Wassaw Island and other areas put an end to any attempt to do so.
By December 1864 Wassaw Sound was patrolled by two Federal ironclads, one of which seems to have been the USS Passaic. Following the Confederate evacuation of Savannah, the sound was used by the Federal Navy to land supplies. Federal authorities were aware of the low water levels in the Sound and official communications point out that low draft vessels must be selected for supply runs.
My questions to our esteemed members are:
1) When was the Passaic and the other ironclad dispatched to Wassaw Sound?
2) When did the Passaic depart Wassaw Sound?
3) Can anyone provide any information as to Federal dredging in Wassaw Sound?
4) Were any blockade runners captured or pursued in Wassaw Sound in 1863 or 1864?
Thanks in advance,
Garrett
By December 1864 Wassaw Sound was patrolled by two Federal ironclads, one of which seems to have been the USS Passaic. Following the Confederate evacuation of Savannah, the sound was used by the Federal Navy to land supplies. Federal authorities were aware of the low water levels in the Sound and official communications point out that low draft vessels must be selected for supply runs.
My questions to our esteemed members are:
1) When was the Passaic and the other ironclad dispatched to Wassaw Sound?
2) When did the Passaic depart Wassaw Sound?
3) Can anyone provide any information as to Federal dredging in Wassaw Sound?
4) Were any blockade runners captured or pursued in Wassaw Sound in 1863 or 1864?
Thanks in advance,
Garrett