Drewry's Bluff
Fort Darling, Fort Drewry
Civil War Virginia

American Civil War
Naval Action May 15, 1862


"View of the Attack on Fort Darling, in the James River, by Commander Rogers's Gun-Boat Flotilla, 'Galena', 'Monitor'"

Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", January-June 1862, page 337
Depicting USS Galena at the head of the attacking force with USS Monitor off her starboard quarter.
Among the other ships, the gunboat Naugatuck is identifiable in the lower right. The city of Richmond, Virginia, is shown in the left center distance.

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Bombardment of Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, 15 May 1862

Artwork published in "Deeds of Valor", Volume II, page 27, by the Perrien-Keydel Company, Detroit, 1907
Dedepicting USS Galena in action against the Confederate batteries at Drewry's Bluff.

 


Contemporary pencil sketch by F.H. Wilcke
Depicting the Union warships Galena , Monitor , Aroostook , Port Royal and Naugatuck (listed as shown, left to right)
under the command of Commander John Rodgers, bombarding the Confederate fort at Drewry's Bluff.

 

Contemporary pencil sketch, with colors of flags and smoke lightly worked in, depicting the Union ships Galena, Monitor, Aroostook, Port Royal and Naugatuck (listed as shown, left to right) bombarding the Confederate fort at Drewry's Bluff.

 

Sketch, possibly by Edward H. Schmidt (a crewman on USS Mahaska).

Items identified by numbers include:
1. USS Mahaska ; 2. Schooner N.C. Claver ; 3. tug Dragon ; 4. USS Monitor ; 5. USS Wachusett ; 6. chartered steamer; 7. a schooner; 8. a gunboat; 9. USS Galena , disabled; 10.



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