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Tag: U.S.S. Queen of the West

Port Hudson: Ancillary Operations

April 14, 2018 WalterCoffey

April 14, 1863 – Major General Nathaniel P. Banks avoided attacking the Confederate garrison at Port Hudson by instead targeting objectives in western Louisiana. Banks,

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Confederates Try Salvaging the Indianola

February 25, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 25, 1863 – Confederates began trying to salvage the partially sunken U.S.S. Indianola, while the Federals tried stopping them by sending a “gunboat” down

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Confederates Confront the Indianola

February 15, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 15, 1863 – The steam ram C.S.S. William H. Webb hurried into action after Confederates learned of the Federal attack on Fort Taylor on

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The Queen of the West on the Red

February 12, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 12, 1863 – The U.S.S. Queen of the West continued raiding Confederate shipping on the Red River before encountering a Confederate naval squadron. The

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The Queen of the West on the Mississippi

February 3, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 3, 1863 – The U.S.S. Queen of the West continued down the Mississippi River on her mission to stop the flow of Confederate supplies

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Naval Operations Between Vicksburg and Port Hudson

February 2, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 2, 1863 – Acting Rear Admiral David D. Porter directed Federal naval forces to stop the flow of supplies on the Red River in

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