Let me say this, as far as the Civil War went, the Navy never really played and impotant part of the war. I t was a ground war that took thousands of men, in killed wounded and missing, to say nothing of the men who died or suffered in prisoner of war camps. And many to returned home to died a short time later from one cause or an other. How many men died from serving in the Navy, Gray or Blue. The Navy had it made, guess that is why I never took them into con- sidertion when it came to the civil war. Ted --- v10852@aol.com wrote: > Thanks to all for all the Navy info on CW, I didn't > realize there was so much, who knew?! > > > researching these from NY and PA mostly: Arwin, > Baker, Barrett, Brokaw, Brandow, Butler,Carnes, > Crowe, Dean, Ferris, Golden, Havens, Hendershott, > Hoxter, Huber, Isaman, Jenks (all variations), > Kelleher, Knapp, Koons, Lundrigan, Makeley, > McDermott, Mehlenbacher, Merritt, Neu, Northrup, > O'Connor, Osincup, Patterson, Powers, Quick, > Rahmlow, Robertson, Robinson, Root, Ryan, Slaughter, > Stocum, Wade, White, Wilcox, Wright, Van Oxx (Oxx), > Vanbenschoter, Yeckley, Young, Zimmerman. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerald Gieger <giegerg@hotmail.com> > To: civil-war@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, 26 May 2008 8:39 pm > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] navy of the war > > > > > The USS Cairo monument at Vicksburg is what is left > after it sunk, up river from > Vicksburg. It is a very impressive and > authoritative display... > > It might be noteworthy to mention that Gen. Grant > ordered that a new channel be > dug by hand to allow the boats coming down the > Mississippi to pass because of > the CS Gun Abutments at Vicksburg... > > > From: donlinda@2ki.net> To: > civil-war@rootsweb.com> Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 > 13:31:29 -0400> Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] navy of the > war> > In regard to naval > battles/blockades - yes, there were a lot!> the old > newsies tell the stories - I > agree with Vicki - in school, I only> heard of the > land fighting for the most > part - except for the Monitor and> Merrimac.> Below > are some past newsies I'd > submitted to the list - if you missed them> and are > interested in the navy of > the wartime - Linda> > > Appalling Disaster.> The > Monitor Weehawken Goes Down at > Anchor in a Gale.> Loss of Four Officers and > Twenty-Six of her crew.> > United > States Transport Fulton, Off Charleston Bar, Dec. > 8.> > At two o'clock on Sunday > afternoon, while a furious wind prevailed from> the > Northwest, the iron-clad > Weekawken, lying at the entrance of Charleston> > harbor, went down at her > anchorage - went suddenly, swiftly and> > unaccountably to the bottom - and > carried with her, to a horrible death> beneath the > waves, four of her engineers > and twenty-six of her crew.> Saturday had been a > bright and beautiful day, with > scarcely a breath of> air astir, and with a calm, > unruffled sea. - During the > night a breeze> sprang up, and the wind, blowing > freshly at daylight on Sunday, > increased by> noon to a violent storm.> The > iron-clad fleet lying meantime off > its usual anchorage. The frigate> New Ironsides was > stationed off Morris Island, > at a distance of about one> mile due east from Fort > Wagner - or, as it is now > called, Fort Strong.> North of the Ironsides lay the > flagship Philadelphia, > distant about four> hundred yards. The Weekawken was > next in line, anchored two > or three hundred> yards to the northward of the > flagship. The Montauk was on > picket duty,> between Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie. > Astern of the Ironsides lay > the> Nahant and Passaic - the latter farthest away > from the flagship, and > nearer> than any other vessel to the Morris Island > shore. The South Carolina and > the> Home were rocking on the restless tide some > five or six hundred yards > astern> of the ironclads.> The above was the > position of the fleet when the > first signal of> distress was made from the > Weehawken, at a few minutes before 2 > o'clock. The> signal was seen, and answered at once > by the flagship, from which > four boats> wee dispatched to her assistance, and by > the South Carolina, which > sent two> of her boats to the Weehawken's aid. - The > tugs Dandelion and Iris > were at> once called up, and with them Commander > Duncan, of the Weehawken, who> > chanced to be on the flagship, and in conversation > with the Admiral, when> the > signal was made, proceeded immediately, with the > hope of running his> vessel on > the beach. He had scarcely left when the officer of > the deck made> out from the > Weehawken a new signal, and immediately reported her > to be> sinking. A moment > after she settled swiftly down by the head, > careened> slightly over to starboard > and disappeared beneath the waves.> It is impossible > to convey any idea of the > appalling nature of this> disaster. - It came with > the suddenness of a > thunderbolt. When the first> signal of distress was > made, no one divined how > serious was the danger, and> when, at length the > vessel went down, it was > difficult for those who saw her> disappear to credit > even the evidence of their > own sense. The confusion on> the flagship, arising > mainly from the difficulty of > launching her boats, and> the desire of both > officers and men to be first in > them, was most intense> and painful. - The wind was > now blowing with great fury, > and the boats> which hastened from all sides to the > scene, encountered great > peril in> picking up from the water the few who had > succeeded in getting away > from the> Weehawken before she sunk. Almost at the > very moment she went down > some> twenty or more sprang to the boats and > succeeded in getting away. - As > many> others were rescued from the surging waves by > the launches of the > flagship,> the South Carolina and the tugboats > Dandelion and Iris. Thirty > perished.> All day the Weehawken had labored heavily > in the sea, which kept her> > decks constantly submerged, and which frequently > swept in large volumes into> > her forward hatch. Towards noon the crew commenced > paying out chain, to ease> > her; but, accustomed as they were, in every gale, to > the shipping of such> seas, > it is believed that they had grown confident and > careless of danger,> and paid > no heed to the encroaching waters until it was too > late to resist> them. They > dreamed of no peril until the waves had fairly > yawned to swallow> them. - Then, > when it was known for a certainty that the vessel > was to be> lost, a panic of > fright and fear benumbed them, and the > terror-stricken crew> below had little > power to help themselves. there were men in irons > between> decks, and the > sergeant-at-arms rushed frantically away to release > them.> Poor fellows, they > all went down. There were invalids in the sick bay, > and> to their relief the > surgeon sent his steward, who never returned. There > were> firemen at the > furnaces, to whom vain shrieks for a helping hand at > the> pumps were made. A few > of the confident were rushing to their quarters to> > save their effects, jostling > the timid on their way to the deck to save> > themselves. It was in the midst of > scenes like those that the Weehawken went> down.> I > believe that none of the > officers perished save the four assistant> > engineers, who were overtaken by the > flood before they could make any effort> to escape. > - Commander Duncan had only > taken command of the Weehawken on> Saturday, having > been detached from the Paul > Jones to relieve Commander> Calhoun. The officers' > clothing, the paymaster's > funds and the other papers> of the ship sank with > her.> Various parties were > picked up and taken to the nearest vessels, where> > every provision was made for > their comfort and restoration. Those of the> crew > who were saved are now > scattered in small squads throughout the fleet.> It > is impossible to procure at > present the names of those who were lost.> To Fleet > Captain Bradford, Captain > Ammen, and in fact to all the> officers and men of > the flagship, great credit is > due for their heroic> exertions in their frail boats > for the rescue of the > unfortunate crew. They> exposed themselves to great > dangers in their efforts to > render assistance to> others. Commander Ammen, > acting under the orders of > Admiral Dahlgren,> particularly risked himself in > the conveyance of orders and > precautionary> instructions to the remaining > Monitors, === message truncated ===