40:
227:
92:
769:
68:
305:, helped save the fleet. During the Red River Campaign, the Mississippi Squadron was composed of 10 ironclads, 3 monitors, 11 tin-clads, 1 timber-clad, 1 ram and various support vessels, including vessels in the following table:
39:
269:. After the capture of Memphis the squadron was transferred to the control of the U.S. Navy. The transfer included the Ram Fleet, by then reconstituted as the
1113:
1093:
1098:
213:
1103:
782:
226:
181:
615:
191:
930:
879:
827:
1032:
950:
17:
1001:
991:
981:
852:
813:
297:
of 1864, and when the waters of the river dropped, the fleet was almost lost. The engineering abilities of
Colonel
665:
250:
194:
was the first commander of the squadron and was responsible for the construction and organization of the fleet.
705:
278:
996:
971:
676:
202:
966:
741:
691:
235:
242:
45:
872:
787:
270:
138:
78:
1108:
774:
684:
254:
1062:
580:
91:
27:
Union brown-water naval squadron that operated on the western rivers during the
American Civil War
1052:
1037:
915:
792:
680:
651:
298:
266:
238:
1067:
865:
507:
469:
450:
220:
587:
assumed command. Lee was in command until the squadron was discontinued on August 14, 1865.
940:
723:
655:
647:
526:
346:
327:
8:
1088:
1022:
920:
744:
584:
515:
496:
477:
458:
439:
404:
370:
888:
713:
709:
694:
294:
282:
274:
262:
148:
122:
95:
1027:
848:
823:
809:
636:
338:
246:
234:
Foote led the squadron in the attack on Fort
Donelson and then joined with Maj. Gen.
1057:
1047:
1042:
1017:
986:
945:
891:
539:
396:
383:
357:
319:
273:. Davis aided Grant's unsuccessful first campaign against Vicksburg. Rear Admiral
217:
205:
144:
141:
112:
910:
905:
720:
302:
258:
209:
198:
935:
857:
834:
488:
431:
1082:
925:
223:, Foote subdued Fort Henry before Grant's troops could take their positions.
73:
662:
633:
552:
195:
155:, although it was commanded by naval officers, and was then known as the
565:
415:
187:
164:
152:
100:
612:
186:
The squadron was created on May 16, 1861, and was controlled by the
424:
163:. It received its final designation when it was transferred to the
201:
relieved
Rodgers and encouraged the army commander in the west,
847:, The Civil War series, Alexandria, VA : Time-Life Books,
764:
277:relieved Davis in command and led the squadron at
44:Vessels of the Mississippi River Squadron in the
1080:
887:
147:that operated on the western rivers during the
590:
293:Porter led the squadron during the disastrous
873:
845:The Road to Shiloh: Early Battles in the West
804:Eicher, John H. and Eicher, David J. (2001)
151:. It was initially created as a part of the
783:Mississippi River in the American Civil War
880:
866:
182:Western Theater of the American Civil War
1114:1861 establishments in the United States
1094:Ship squadrons of the United States Navy
225:
230:Rear Admiral David D. Porter's flagship
14:
1081:
265:, accompanied the squadron during the
208:, to authorize an expedition down the
1099:Mississippi in the American Civil War
861:
301:, who supervised the construction of
288:
253:relieved Foote and proceeded to take
175:
839:. New York, Charles Scribner's sons.
1104:Tennessee in the American Civil War
24:
992:South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
982:North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
167:at the beginning of October 1862.
25:
1125:
818:Konstam, Angus, New Vanguard 56,
216:. Operating in conjunction with
767:
90:
66:
38:
579:Command temporarily passed to
13:
1:
997:West Gulf Blockading Squadron
972:East Gulf Blockading Squadron
808:, Stanford University Press,
798:
221:Army of the District of Cairo
967:Atlantic Blockading Squadron
820:Union River Ironclad 1861-65
365:single-turret river monitor
7:
822:, Osprey Publishing, 2002.
760:
591:List of Commanding Officers
190:until September 30, 1862.
46:Battle of Island Number Ten
10:
1130:
977:Mississippi River Squadron
832:
788:Mississippi Marine Brigade
352:twin-turret river monitor
333:twin-turret river monitor
281:and during the successful
271:Mississippi Marine Brigade
179:
170:
135:Mississippi River Squadron
33:Mississippi River Squadron
1010:
959:
898:
836:The Navy in the Civil War
775:American Civil War portal
118:
108:
86:
61:
53:
37:
32:
1063:Special Service Squadron
627:construction of squadron
257:on the Mississippi. The
157:Western Gunboat Flotilla
1053:South Atlantic Squadron
1038:North Atlantic Squadron
916:Chesapeake Bay Flotilla
806:Civil War High Commands
793:United States Ram Fleet
285:and siege of the city.
267:First Battle of Memphis
261:, commanded by Colonel
239:Army of the Mississippi
1058:South Pacific Squadron
1043:North Pacific Squadron
931:Mediterranean Squadron
241:for a joint attack on
231:
1068:Squadron of Evolution
833:Mahan, A. T. (1885).
229:
159:and sometimes as the
951:West Indies Squadron
941:New Orleans Squadron
843:Nevin, David (1983)
724:Alexander M. Pennock
573:sidewheeler steamer
560:sidewheeler steamer
161:Mississippi Flotilla
18:Mississippi Squadron
1023:Bering Sea Squadron
1002:West India Squadron
921:East India Squadron
547:sternwheel steamer
423:casemate ironclad,
889:United States Navy
714:Red River Campaign
598:Squadron Commander
521:casemate ironclad
502:casemate ironclad
483:casemate ironclad
464:casemate ironclad
445:casemate ironclad
410:casemate ironclad
391:casemate ironclad
378:casemate ironclad
295:Red River Campaign
289:Red River Campaign
283:Vicksburg Campaign
263:Charles Ellet, Jr.
232:
218:Ulysses S. Grant's
176:American Civil War
149:American Civil War
123:American Civil War
96:United States Navy
1076:
1075:
1028:European Squadron
828:978-1-84176-444-3
758:
757:
581:Alexander Pennock
577:
576:
247:Mississippi River
142:brown-water naval
128:
127:
16:(Redirected from
1121:
1109:Riverine warfare
1018:Asiatic Squadron
987:Potomac Flotilla
946:Pacific Squadron
882:
875:
868:
859:
858:
840:
777:
772:
771:
770:
666:Charles H. Davis
595:
594:
308:
307:
251:Charles H. Davis
206:Henry W. Halleck
94:
72:
70:
69:
42:
30:
29:
21:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1119:
1118:
1079:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1048:Pacific Station
1033:Flying Squadron
1006:
955:
911:Brazil Squadron
906:Africa Squadron
894:
886:
801:
773:
768:
766:
763:
749:1 November 1864
731:1 November 1864
699:15 October 1862
695:David D. Porter
685:Chickasaw Bayou
673:15 October 1862
637:Andrew H. Foote
593:
291:
275:David D. Porter
259:U. S. Ram Fleet
210:Tennessee River
199:Andrew H. Foote
184:
178:
173:
131:
67:
65:
49:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1127:
1117:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1014:
1012:
1011:Post-Civil War
1008:
1007:
1005:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
963:
961:
957:
956:
954:
953:
948:
943:
938:
936:Mosquito Fleet
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
902:
900:
896:
895:
885:
884:
877:
870:
862:
856:
855:
841:
830:
816:
800:
797:
796:
795:
790:
785:
779:
778:
762:
759:
756:
755:
753:
752:14 August 1865
750:
747:
738:
737:
732:
729:
726:
717:
716:
703:
700:
697:
688:
687:
674:
671:
668:
659:
658:
645:
642:
641:30 August 1861
639:
630:
629:
624:
623:30 August 1861
621:
618:
609:
608:
607:Major Battles
605:
602:
599:
592:
589:
575:
574:
571:
562:
561:
558:
549:
548:
545:
536:
535:
532:
523:
522:
513:
504:
503:
494:
485:
484:
475:
466:
465:
456:
447:
446:
437:
428:
427:
421:
412:
411:
402:
393:
392:
389:
380:
379:
376:
367:
366:
363:
354:
353:
344:
335:
334:
325:
316:
315:
312:
290:
287:
180:Main article:
177:
174:
172:
169:
129:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
113:Naval squadron
110:
106:
105:
104:
103:
88:
84:
83:
82:
81:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
43:
35:
34:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1126:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1009:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
964:
962:
958:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
926:Home Squadron
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
903:
901:
897:
893:
890:
883:
878:
876:
871:
869:
864:
863:
860:
854:
853:0-8094-4716-9
850:
846:
842:
838:
837:
831:
829:
825:
821:
817:
815:
814:0-8047-3641-3
811:
807:
803:
802:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
780:
776:
765:
754:
751:
748:
746:
745:Samuel P. Lee
743:
740:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
725:
722:
719:
718:
715:
711:
707:
706:Arkansas Post
704:
701:
698:
696:
693:
690:
689:
686:
682:
678:
675:
672:
669:
667:
664:
661:
660:
657:
656:Island No. 10
653:
652:Fort Donelson
649:
646:
643:
640:
638:
635:
632:
631:
628:
625:
622:
619:
617:
614:
611:
610:
606:
603:
600:
597:
596:
588:
586:
585:Samuel P. Lee
582:
572:
570:
569:
564:
563:
559:
557:
556:
551:
550:
546:
544:
543:
538:
537:
533:
531:
530:
525:
524:
520:
518:
514:
512:
511:
506:
505:
501:
499:
495:
493:
492:
487:
486:
482:
480:
476:
474:
473:
468:
467:
463:
461:
457:
455:
454:
449:
448:
444:
442:
438:
436:
435:
430:
429:
426:
422:
420:
419:
414:
413:
409:
407:
403:
401:
400:
395:
394:
390:
388:
387:
382:
381:
377:
375:
374:
369:
368:
364:
362:
361:
356:
355:
351:
349:
345:
343:
342:
337:
336:
332:
330:
326:
324:
323:
318:
317:
313:
310:
309:
306:
304:
300:
299:Joseph Bailey
296:
286:
284:
280:
279:Arkansas Post
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
243:Island No. 10
240:
237:
228:
224:
222:
219:
215:
211:
207:
204:
203:Major General
200:
197:
193:
189:
183:
168:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
143:
140:
136:
130:Military unit
124:
121:
117:
114:
111:
107:
102:
99:
98:
97:
93:
89:
85:
80:
77:
76:
75:
74:United States
64:
60:
56:
52:
47:
41:
36:
31:
19:
976:
899:19th century
844:
835:
819:
805:
742:Rear Admiral
734:
692:Rear Admiral
663:Flag Officer
634:Flag Officer
626:
616:John Rodgers
578:
567:
554:
541:
528:
516:
509:
497:
490:
478:
471:
459:
452:
440:
433:
417:
405:
399:Baron DeKalb
398:
385:
372:
359:
347:
340:
328:
321:
303:Bailey's Dam
292:
233:
196:Flag Officer
192:John Rodgers
185:
160:
156:
134:
132:
677:Fort Pillow
620:16 May 1861
534:timberclad
255:Fort Pillow
236:John Pope's
119:Engagements
57:1861 - 1865
1089:Union Navy
1083:Categories
799:References
670:9 May 1862
648:Fort Henry
644:9 May 1862
510:Pittsburgh
491:Mound City
472:Louisville
453:Cincinnati
434:Carondelet
214:Fort Henry
188:Union Army
165:Union Navy
153:Union Army
101:Union Navy
960:Civil War
892:squadrons
735:temporary
728:July 1864
710:Vicksburg
702:July 1864
613:Commander
566:USS
553:USS
540:USS
529:Lexington
527:USS
508:USS
489:USS
470:USS
451:USS
432:USS
416:USS
397:USS
384:USS
371:USS
358:USS
339:USS
320:USS
761:See also
555:Ouachita
425:flagship
373:Eastport
212:against
145:squadron
137:was the
721:Captain
681:Memphis
583:before
245:on the
171:History
62:Country
851:
826:
812:
568:Nyanza
418:Benton
348:Neosho
341:Neosho
329:Neosho
87:Branch
71:
54:Active
542:Moose
519:class
500:class
481:class
462:class
443:class
408:class
386:Essex
360:Ozark
350:class
331:class
322:Osage
314:Type
139:Union
79:Union
849:ISBN
824:ISBN
810:ISBN
601:From
517:City
498:City
479:City
460:City
441:City
406:City
311:Ship
133:The
109:Type
1085::
712:,
708:,
683:,
679:,
654:,
650:,
604:To
249:.
881:e
874:t
867:v
48:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)