"Re-enforcements for the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron" Topic
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Tango01 | 23 Jan 2015 9:26 p.m. PST |
"The fall of Fort Fisher allowed the Navy to shift some weight around on the Atlantic coast. At the start of the month the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (NABS) had almost sixty warships concentrated at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. And with the fall of the bastion, the Federals could reduce that commitment. Commanding the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron (SABS), Rear-Admiral John Dahlgren hoped some of those ships could proceed to Charleston in anticipation of supporting Major-General William T. Sherman's advance into South Carolina. On January 19, 1865, some of those warships from the NABS arrived at Charleston and Port Royal. Reporting to the Navy Department on January 20, Dahlgren detailed the arrivals: The monitors Canonicus and Mahopac arrived here yesterday; also the Shenandoah, Juniata, Ticonderoga, Tuscarora, and State of Georgia. The Mohican has arrived at Port Royal. To-day arrived the Monadnock and Keystone State…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
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