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Tag Archives: John Rodgers
Ironclads vs. Fort: Drewry’s Bluff and Fort Darling
On a steamy Virginia day this summer, I visited the site along the west bank of the James River where a small-scale but significant engagement took place on May 15, 1862, during the Virginia Peninsula campaign. Fort Darling on Drewry’s … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Navies
Tagged Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Captain Augustus H. Drewry, Columbiad, CSS Virginia, Fort Darling, George B. McClellan, James River, John Rodgers, Lt. William Jeffers USN, Merrimack, Peninsula Campaign, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Southside Heavy Artillery, USS Galena, USS Monitor
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The Mississippi River Squadron and the “Great Artery of America” (Part 1)
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Pawlak On June 10, 1862, mere months before the Army of the Tennessee launched its initial operations against the Confederate fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi, newly-promoted Major General William T. Sherman penned … Continue reading
