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USS Nahant, USS Lehigh, USS Canonicus, USS Manhattan, USS Jason [exUSS Sangamon], USS Catskill, USS Montauk, USS Mahopac and USS Ajax laid up in ordinary at League Island Navy Yard, corca 1890 to 1901.
Library of Congress: LC-D401-21287
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USS Nahant, USS Lehigh, USS Canonicus, USS Manhattan, USS Jason [exUSS Sangamon], USS Catskill, USS Montauk, USS Mahopac and USS Ajax laid up in ordinary at League Island Navy Yard, corca 1890 to 1901.
Library of Congress: LC-D401-21287
June 1865: South Atlantic Blockading Squadron reduced but still blockading
June 1865: South Atlantic Blockading Squadron reduced but still blockading
As April 1865 turned into May 1865, the Federal war effort slowed dramatically. The visible manifestation of this was the review in Washington, D.C. where three major armies passed on parade, with most of those troops due to muster out within weeks. Other components of the Federal war machine deactivated with much less fanfare. The Navy didn’t have a “grand review” of any sorts. But there was a…
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Repairing Monitors at Port Royal
On November 30, 1863, Rear-Admiral John Dahlgren provided a status report to the Navy Department covering the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron’s activities at the close of the month. A substantial portion of that report – two paragraphs out of a total…
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