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Battle of Gloucester Point (1861)

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By May 11, 1861, the Virginians had placed two nine-inch (229 mm) guns at the battery at Gloucester Point and had two more ready for placement there. By June 25, 1861, the Confederates had fourteen heavy guns in place at the battery. The men of the Richmond Howitzers were relieved and moved from
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Despite Baker’s later account that Colonel Taliaferro directed the actions of the Richmond Howitzers at Gloucester Point on May 7, Colonel Taliaferro stated in a report on May 8, 1861, that he arrived at Gloucester Point after the engagement had taken place. He said that Captain Whittle had directed
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in the construction and defense of a shore battery to cover the York River at that location. On May 6, 1861, Taliaferro ordered a company of fifty men of the Richmond Howitzers, a Virginia volunteer artillery regiment, with two six-pounder cannons, to report to Gloucester Point to assist in the
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of the Richmond Howitzers was in immediate command of the small force of artillerymen who manned the battery at this time. Some sources credit him with firing the first cannon shot of the Civil War in Virginia. Brown was promoted to captain on May 9, 1861.
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fired 4 shots and 2 shells at the battery in return. Selfridge stated that he could not hit the opposing force's guns because of their elevation and because his guns were too small to damage the battery and fortifications in any event. The
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effectively took Virginia out of the Union before the vote could be taken, as the convention authorized the governor to call for volunteers to join the military forces of Virginia to defend the state against Federal military action.
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was ordered to reconnoitre the new fortifications at Gloucester Point opposite Yorktown. Shots were exchanged, causing no casualties, Selfridge claiming that his guns were too small to damage the battery, commanded by Lieutenant
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guns were "light 32s". Selfridge opined that the Rebels had 2 "long 32s" and an "8-inch shell". He thought the rebels had a force of about 40 men. In fact, the battery only had smaller "six-pounder" guns on this date.
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The Confederates abandoned the naval batteries at Gloucester Point and Yorktown overnight on May 3–4, 1862. They took this action during the Confederate retreat up the Peninsula toward Richmond during the
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passed an ordinance of secession from the Union. The ordinance was subject to a ratification vote of the people of the state to be held on May 23, 1861, but the actions of the convention and Virginia's
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as commander in chief of Virginia’s army and navy forces. On April 24, 1861, Virginia and the Confederate States agreed that the Virginian forces would be under the overall direction of the
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In early May 1861, the Union Navy already had learned that rebel Virginia forces were constructing fortifications at Gloucester Point, Virginia on the York River. On May 7, 1861, Union
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spotted the boat that brought the detachment from the Richmond Howitzers to Gloucester Point and was pursuing that boat as it approached the location of the battery. Baker, 1884, p. 5
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More generally, Clifford Gordon, a member of the battalion, said: "The Howitzers had the honor of firing in Virginia the first cannon shot at the invaders." Gordon, E. Clifford.
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defense and operation of the shore battery. The artillerymen arrived at Gloucester Point early on May 7, 1861. This force had not yet been formally transferred to the
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Report of Lt. Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. to Flag Officer G. J. Pendergrast, May 7, 1861. Washington, DC.: Government Printing Office, 1896. Series 1, Volume 4.
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Report of Lt. Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. to Flag Officer G. J. Pendergrast, May 7, 1861. Washington, DC.: Government Printing Office, 1896. Series 1, Volume 4.
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Report of Lt. Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. to Flag Officer G. J. Pendergrast, May 7, 1861. Washington, DC.: Government Printing Office, 1896. Series 1, Volume 4.
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The battery's action had been criticized as a waste of ammunition. This may have made the officers reluctant to acknowledge responsibility for the action.
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Similar minor engagements between Union gunboats and Virginia shore batteries occurred soon after the action at Gloucester Point at the
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up the York River in a reconnaissance with the purpose of developing intelligence on the fortifications at Gloucester Point. As the
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States that permitted slavery, including Virginia, refused to furnish troops for this purpose and immediately began the process of
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Captain John Thompson Brown ultimately became a colonel. He was commander of the artillery for the 2d Corps of the
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turned around and headed for its base at Hampton Roads near Fort Monroe. Selfridge did not mention damage to the
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approached to within about 2,000 yards of the shore battery, the battery fired a shot across the boat's bow. The
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in his report. T. Roberts Baker of the Virginia force recalled that two shots from the battery hit the
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On April 15, 1861, the day after the U.S. Army garrison surrendered Fort Sumter to Confederate forces,
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Rush, Lt. Commander Richard and Robert H. Woods. Naval War Records Office, United States. Navy Dept.
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to examine the reported fortifications. On the same day, Lieutenant Selfridge, in command of the USS
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Gloucester Point to Yorktown on May 26, 1861. The Richmond Howitzers participated in the
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On May 3, 1861, Major General Robert E. Lee of the Virginia forces appointed Colonel
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and to reclaim the federal property that had been seized by the Confederacy. Four
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slowly continued on its course. The battery then fired another shot at the boat.
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One source gives the date of this engagement as May 8, 1861. Wyllie, Arthur.
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Lieutenant Selfridge reported that the shore battery fired 12 shots at the
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called for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion of the seven
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Neither side reported any of their men as killed or wounded.
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37°16′12″N 76°29′55″W / 37.27000°N 76.49861°W / 37.27000; -76.49861
American Civil War
Gloucester Point, Virginia
United States
United States
Union
Virginia
Garrett J. Pendergrast
Thomas O. Selfridge Jr.
William B. Taliaferro
William C. Whittle
John Thompson Brown
USS Yankee (1861)
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Gloucester Point
Sewell's Point
Aquia Creek
Pig Point
Big Bethel
Mathias Point
American Civil War
Virginia
Thomas O. Selfridge Jr.
USS Yankee
John Thompson Brown
President
Abraham Lincoln
Deep South

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