The shallowness of the Red River had become a major problem for Porter's gunboats and in addition, Confederate troops and artillery began attacking the Union ships from the river banks. Porter began going back down the river.
One of the best generals on the Confederate side, Thomas Green, was decapitated by a shot from the USS Osage that was directed by a periscope, one of the first time this devise was used in battle. His loss hurt the Confederate side badly.
The USS Eastport hit a torpedo and eventually the Union force had to blow it up to prevent its capture.
At this time, Richard Taylor lost many of his troops who were taken to fight the Union advance from Little Rock.On April 23rd, there was an engagement at Monett's Ferry, but Banks was getting away.
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Showing posts with label USS Osage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USS Osage. Show all posts
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Friday, October 9, 2009
USS Osage
The USS Osage was a single-turret Neosho-class river monitor launched in 1863 that was propelled by stern wheels. It was sunk by a torpedo in the Blakely River, Alabama during the attack on Spanish Fort guarding Mobile.
It was later raised and sold at auction November 1867.
It mounted 2 X 11 inch Dahlgren smoothbore cannons. it had a crew of 100, was 180 feet long and had a 45 foot beam.
Torpedoes Get Another One. --B-Runner
It was later raised and sold at auction November 1867.
It mounted 2 X 11 inch Dahlgren smoothbore cannons. it had a crew of 100, was 180 feet long and had a 45 foot beam.
Torpedoes Get Another One. --B-Runner
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
USS Osage
Reportedly, the first use of a periscope by the US Navy occurred April 12, 1864, when a gun fired from the USS Osage, a river Monitor using a periscope, hit Confederate General Thomas Green and took his head off. A marker was placed there within the last two years at the Lock and Dam No. 4 access road at what is called the Battle of Blair's Landing.
The periscope was invented a few days earlier by Lt. Cmdr, Thomas Selfridge who was also the one who fired the gun. He wrote about it in his memoirs.
The reason I'm writing about the Osage was that it was sunk by a mine the day after the USS Milwaukee off Spanish Fort, Alabama.
So, Even Though Selfridge wasn't on the Osage When It Sank, He Had Commanded It Earlier. Bad Luck Officer. --Old B-Runner
The periscope was invented a few days earlier by Lt. Cmdr, Thomas Selfridge who was also the one who fired the gun. He wrote about it in his memoirs.
The reason I'm writing about the Osage was that it was sunk by a mine the day after the USS Milwaukee off Spanish Fort, Alabama.
So, Even Though Selfridge wasn't on the Osage When It Sank, He Had Commanded It Earlier. Bad Luck Officer. --Old B-Runner
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