File:Battle of Drewry's Bluff, May 15, 1862 - Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Bellwood, Chesterfield County, VA HALS VA-27 (sheet 1 of 1).tif
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editBattle of Drewry's Bluff, May 15, 1862 - Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Bellwood, Chesterfield County, VA | |||||
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Photographer |
Lowe, David W. |
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Title |
Battle of Drewry's Bluff, May 15, 1862 - Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Bellwood, Chesterfield County, VA |
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Description |
Rodgers, John; Farrand, Ebenezer; Stevens, Chris, transmitter; Lieberman, volunteer |
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Depicted place | Virginia; Chesterfield County; Bellwood | ||||
Date | 2007 | ||||
Dimensions | 19 x 24 in. (B size) | ||||
Current location |
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print |
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Accession number |
HALS VA-27 (sheet 1 of 1) |
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2) The Confederate garrison of the Fort Darling atop Drewry's Bluff, directed by naval Commander Ebenezer Farrand and local landowner Augustus Drewry, delivered a heavy and accurate artillery fire against the Union warships at a range of from 600 to 1,300 yards. Many of the Union gunners found themselves at a disadvantage because they could not elevate their guns enough to strike the fort. A big hundred-pounder Parrott rifle on the Naugatuck exploded, putting the ship out of action. Confederate sharpshooters lining the bank harassed sailors on the Union ships, picked off gunners, and wounded the captain of Port Royal. 3) After three hours, Commodore Rodgers recognized that he could not pass the fort or the sunken ships and other obstacles placed in the river and ordered his ships to drop back downstream out of range. Rodgers' flagship, U.S.S. Galena, was struck by shot and shell forty-five times with losses of fourteen sailors killed and ten wounded. The Monitor was struck numerous times but its heavier armor deflected serious damage. The defenders of Fort Darling were celebrated in the Confederate capital for repulsing the powerful U.S. Navy with losses of seven killed and eight wounded. The U. S. Navy did not again attempt the river passage to Richmond.
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Source | https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va2105.sheet.00001a | ||||
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Object location | 37° 25′ 19.14″ N, 77° 25′ 34.71″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 37.421983; -77.426308 |
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