January 23, 1865
A Confederate fleet sails from Richmond, VA, down the James River to attack the Federal supply depot at City Point, only to have the Drewry, CSS Richmond, Scorpion, and Virginia No. 2 run aground.
Action at Fort Brady on the James River, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE.
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Mentions of This Date at The Siege of Petersburg Online:
- OR XLVI P1 #4: Itineraries of the Army of the Potomac, Sheridan’s Cavalry Command, and the Army of the James, January-April 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #6: Reports of Bvt. Col. James C. Duane, Engineers/AotP, Jan 14-Feb 25, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #9: Reports of Bvt. Brigadier General Henry L. Abbot, 1st CT HA, commanding Siege Train, Jan 1-Mar 31, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #11: Report of Captain Henry H. Pierce, 1st CT HA, commanding Fort Brady, January 23-25, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #13: Reports of Lieutenant Henry A. Pratt, 1st CT HA, commanding Batteries Parsons and Wilcox, January 23-24, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #16: Report of Lieutenant Ebenezer P. Mason, 1st CT HA, commanding Battery Sawyer, January 23-24, 1865
- B&L: Closing Operations in the James River by James R. Soley
- OR LI P1: Report of Bvt. Major General Rufus Ingalls, Chief Quartermaster, Union Armies, July 1, 1864 – June 30, 1865
- 150 Years Ago Today: Action at Fort Brady, James River: January 23, 1865
- 150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: January 23, 1865
- NP: February 4, 1865 Irish-American (NY): Battle of Trent’s Reach from Deck of USS Onondaga, Jan. 23-24
- ORN XI: Abstract log of the U. S. S. Eutaw, Lieutenant-Commander H. C. Blake, U. S. Navy
- ORN XI: Report of Second Assistant Engineer Stone, U. S. Navy, in temporary command of the U. S. S. Spuyten Duyvil
- ORN XI: Report of Commander Parker, U. S. Navy, on the Battle of Trent’s Reach, Jan. 23-25, 1865
- 150 Years Ago Today: Action at Fort Brady, James River: January 24, 1865
- ORN XI: Detailed Report of Flag-Officer Mitchell, C. S. Navy, commanding James River Squadron, on the Battle of Trent’s Reach, Jan. 23-25, 1865
- ORN XI: Report of Commander Kell, C. S. Navy, commanding C. S. S. Richmond, on the Battle of Trent’s Reach, Jan. 23-25, 1865
- ORN XI: Report of Lieutenant Dunnington, C. S. Navy, commanding C. S. S. Virginia, on the Battle of Trent’s Reach, Jan. 23-25, 1865
- ORN XI: Report of Lieutenant Shepperd, C. S. Navy, commanding C. S. S. Fredericksburg, on the Battle of Trent’s Reach, Jan. 23-25, 1865
- ITINERARY: 48th North Carolina