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Sources differ as to whether this action took place on 7, 8 May or 9, 1861, but the reports of the commanding officers clearly state that the engagement took place on 7 May. Rush, Lt. Commander
Richard and Robert H. Woods. Naval War Records Office, United States. Navy Dept.
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Officer G. J. Pendergrast, 7 May 1861. Washington, DC.: Government Printing Office, 1896. Series 1, Volume 4.
458:, Virginia. She returned to the Potomac Flotilla on 30 August 1862 and guarded the water approaches to the Federal capital until the following spring.
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returned fire with four shots and two shells but the crew could not elevate its guns high enough to reach the shore batteries and
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necessitated that the vessel remain at
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assisted in landing Union cavalry and infantry under General
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340:Aquia Creek
294:James River
197:Fort Sumter
81:16 May 1865
798:1860 ships
767:Categories
735:References
673:Germantown
639:Cumberland
572:Heliotrope
528:Coan River
392:Remittance
310:Georgeanna
235:Cumberland
165:Union Navy
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565:Delaware
552:Yankee's
524:Nanjemoy
469:Primrose
428:Virginia
366:Reliance
360:Virginia
352:Favorite
292:and the
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262:Rip Raps
144:Armament
106:328 tons
89:Sold at
62:Acquired
54:Launched
701:Dolphin
681:Raritan
526:in the
520:whiskey
421:Monitor
354:in the
185:steamer
161:tugboat
35:History
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661:Pawnee
635:Yankee
593:Yankee
585:Yankee
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476:Teaser
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111:Length
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