November 27, 1864
The explosion of the Federal vessel, Greyhound, Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler’s, USA, floating headquarters, on the James River, VA, possibly by Confederate agents.
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Mentions of This Date at The Siege of Petersburg Online:
- 150 Years Ago Today: Explosion of Butler’s HQ Ship Greyhound: November 27, 1864
- The Explosion of Butler’s Headquarters Ship Greyhound By Admiral David D. Porter
- LT: November 27, 1864 Theodore Lyman
- NP: November 30, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: Sinking of the Greyhound, Nov. 27, 1864
- NP: December 23, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 110th PA, Thanksgiving at Fort Sedgwick, November, 1864
- NP: September 15, 1897 Anderson (SC) Intelligencer: Butler’s SC Cavalry at the Siege of Petersburg
- NP: August 11, 1902 New Orleans Times-Picayune: Donaldsonville Cannoniers at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 9
- OR XLII P1 #6: Itinerary of the Army of the Potomac and Army of the James, August 1-December 31, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #9: Reports of Major General James C. Duane, Corps of Engineers, November 13-December 31, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #247: Reports of Bvt. Major Peter S. Michie, Corps of Engineers, Acting Chief Engineer, Aug 1-Dec 20, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #362: Reports of Major General Bushrod R. Johnson, commanding Johnson/DNCSV, Aug 2-Dec 31, 1864