CSS Stonewall Jackson
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CSS Stonewall Jackson was a cottonclad sidewheel ram of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.
Stonewall Jackson was selected in January 1862, by Capt. James E. Montgomery to be part of his River Defense Fleet at New Orleans. On 25 January Montgomery began to convert her into a cottonclad ram by placing a Script error: No such module "convert". oak sheath with Script error: No such module "convert". iron covering on her bow, and by installing double pine bulkheads fitted with compressed cotton bales.
Service history
Stonewall JacksonTemplate:'s conversion was completed on 16 March 1862. Under Capt. G. M. Phillips she was detached from Montgomery's main force and sent to Forts Jackson and St. Philip on the lower Mississippi to cooperate in the Confederate defense of New Orleans. There, with five other vessels of Montgomery's fleet, all under Capt. J. A. Stevenson, she joined the force under Capt. J. K. Mitchell, CSN, commanding Confederate naval forces in the lower Mississippi.
On 24 April 1862 a Union fleet under Flag Officer David Farragut, USN, ran past Forts Jackson and St. Philip on its way to capture New Orleans. In the engagement Stonewall Jackson rammed Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., which had already been struck by Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. With VarunaTemplate:'s shot glancing off her bow, Stonewall Jackson backed off for another blow and struck again in the same place, crushing VarunaTemplate:'s side. The shock of the blow turned the Confederate vessel, and she received five 8-inch shells from Varuna, abaft her armor. Varuna ran aground in a sinking condition, and Stonewall Jackson, chased by Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". coming to VarunaTemplate:'s rescue, was driven ashore and burned.
See also
- Bibliography of early American naval history
- CSS Stonewall (which later became Japanese ironclad Kōtetsu)
References
- Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
