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  CSS Manassas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
CSS Manassas, formerly the steam propeller Enoch Train, was built at Medford, Massachusetts, by J. Curtis in 1855.
Manassas, however, suffered the loss of her prow and smokestack and had her engines temporarily thrown out of gear from the impact.
In the action Manassas attempted to ram USS Pensacola, which turned in time to avoid the blow and deliver a broadside at close range.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/CSS_Manassas   (542 words)

  
 Confederate Ships--CSS Manassas (1861-1862)
CSS Manassas, a 387-ton ironclad ram, was originally built at Medford, Massachusetts, as the screw towboat Enoch Train.
Manassas was also damaged, mainly by the force of her own ramming effort, but successfully withdrew and was repaired.
Abandoned and afire, Manassas drifted downstream, exploded and sank.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-mr/manassas.htm   (624 words)

  
 Ironclads
The CSS Atlanta was built up from the blockade runner Fingal and was to be the premier Southern ironclad but was handed one of worst defeats of any Civil War ironclad.
The Manassas rammed and damaged the USS Richmond, but the collision also damaged the Manassas to the point she could not continue the fight.
The CSS Planter was used by Robert Smalls and his group for the daring escape from Charleston.
www.dowdey.com /photo.htm   (456 words)

  
 Confederate Navy
Commissioned as CSS VIRGINIA 17 February 1862, the ironclad was the hope of the Confederacy to destroy the wooden ships in Hampton Roads and to end the Union blockade which had already seriously hurt the South.
MANASSAS CSS MANASSAS, formerly the steam propeller ENOCH TRAIN, was built at Medford, Mass., by J. Curtis in 1855.
NEUSE CSS NEUSE was a steam sloop built in 1863-64 for the Confederate Navy by Elliot Smith and Co. at Kinston, N.C., on the Neuse River.
www.civilwarhistory.com /navy/CSSNavy.htm   (4312 words)

  
 CSS Manassas: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In the action Manassas violently rammed USS Richmond[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link], EHandler: no quick summary.
In the action Manassas attempted to ram USS Pensacola[For more, click on this link], EHandler: no quick summary.
She then charged USS Mississippi[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] and delivered a long glancing blow on her hull, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cs/css_manassas2.htm   (1021 words)

  
 CSS in TutorGig Encyclopedia
Steam engine Armament 6 guns CSS Columbia was an uncommonly strong ironclad ram in the Confederate States Navy and later in the United States Navy.
CSS Raleigh, a steam sloop, was constructed by the Confederate States...
CSS Virginia II border 1 align right cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 width 300 style text align center colspan 2 Image CSS Virginia smokestack.jpg 300px br Smokestack from CSS Virginia II align center style color white height..
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 American Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The CSS Virginia's maiden voyage sank the USS Cumberland and burned the Congress on her "trial run'.
Because of the fierce resistance of a few initial Confederate forces at Manassas, Virginia, in July 1861, a march by Union troops under the command of Maj. Gen.
Irvin McDowell on the Confederate forces there was halted in the First Battle of Bull Run, or First Manassas, whereupon they were forced back to Washington, D.C., by Confederate troops under the command of Generals Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard.
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MANASSAS was active on the coast of North Carolina during 1861-62 and then dismantled by the Confederates.
CSS MANASSAS, formerly the steam propeller ENOCH TRAIN, was built at Medford, Mass., by J. Curtis in 1855.
She was purchased by the Confederate States at New Orleans on 17 March 1861 and fitted out as CSS MCRAE.
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 Confederate Ships--CSS Manassas (1861-1862) -- In Action on 24 April 1862
CSS Manassas -- In Action with USS Mississippi, 24 April 1862.
CSS Manassas is shown in the left center.
A Confederate fire raft and the ram CSS Manassas are also shown, the latter very inaccurately.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-mr/mansas-k.htm   (494 words)

  
 Body   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
George Appleby, Yeoman, CSS Alabama born in New Brunswick, resided in Liverpool; reduced in rank to Seaman on May 21, 1863; killed in action, June 19, 1864, during the engagement with the USS Kearsarge, off Cherbourg, France.
Samuel Brewer, Seaman, CSS Alabama, aged 23 in 1862; born in Liverpool; transferred to CSS Tuscaloosa on June 21, 1863; died in Liverpool, 1886.
John McIntosh Kell, Lieutenant, CSS Alabama and CSS Sumter; born at Laurel Grove, McIntosh County, Georgia, January 26, 1823; died October 5, 1900, and is buried at the Griffin City Cemetery, Spaulding County, Georgia.
hub.dataline.net.au /~tfoen/personnel.html   (5857 words)

  
 WBtS Game Archives - Page 295 - Dispatch Depot Message Board
CSS Manassas (and Manassas is not in Maryland!
On 12 Oct.1861, the CSS Manassas was the first ironclad, north or south, to see action...She was in privateer service at that time, but was purchased by the Confederate government in Dec. 1861..
The CSS Virginia often receives the accolades, but she was not commissioned until 17 Feb.1862..
civilwartalk.com /forums/showthread.php?p=5227   (246 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
CSS Manassas, The Gray Turtle of the Mississippi, Flagship Models 1:192 Scale, Review by Mark Leonard - On April 18, 1862 the Executive Officer of the USS Mississippi looked up the river for which his ship was named and saw an odd craft approaching.
CSS Palmetto State, The Ladies' Gunboat, Cottage Industry Models 1:96 Scale - Charleston, South Carolina is known for its grace, charm and of course Southern hospitality but early in 1863 the Yankee blockading squadron had overstayed its welcome.
CSS Hunley - A Build Review by Brad Crisler of the Cottage Industries 1:72nd scale kit of the first successful submarine.
www.steelnavy.com /ReviewsACW.htm   (607 words)

  
 CSS Manassas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The CSS Manassas, built from a towboat It's hull was plated over with a convex shape, leaving only 2' 6" projecting above the water.
The Manassas took part in an attack on the Federal blockading fleet at the Head of the Passes on the Mississippi Delta.
Later, the Manassas took part in the defense of New Orleans against Farragut's fleet below New Orleans, ramming several vessels before being run aground and burned.
members.cox.net /ironmonger/manass.htm   (104 words)

  
 Civil War Naval Forces Index
CSS Albemarle [ironclad ram] [Photos, brief notes] [History, illustrations] [History, illustrations] [History] [Description, illus.
CSS Tallahassee [History, illustrations] [Brief notes, photos, map] [Roster] [Description, illus.
CSS Virginia II The following two photos are misidentified in Library of Congress as CSS Virginia (I) (correction by Mabry Tyson): [Description, illus.
www.tarleton.edu /~kjones/CSNavy.html   (905 words)

  
 CSN Personnel Index, N-Z   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Elisha Powell, Ordinary Seaman, CSS Chattahoochee, born 1839 in Pensacola; enlisted March 10, 1862, in the Milton Light Artillery, Company A, at Apalachicola, Florida; and transferred to the CSS Chattahoochee October 20, 1862.
Christopher Shepherd, Landsman, CSS Selma, was one of the wounded prisoners taken in Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864.
Duke Simmons, Seaman; a Malay; CSS Shenandoah, 1865.
hub.dataline.net.au /~tfoen/csnindex2.htm   (11259 words)

  
 Louisiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
CSS Louisiana and CSS Manassas tied up to the river bank above Fort St. Philip.
After President Lincoln imposed the blockade of Southern ports, two imposing ironclads were laid down almost simultaeneously, in side by side shipyards.
They were the CSS Mississippi, and the CSS Louisiana.
members.cox.net /ironmonger/louisiana.htm   (238 words)

  
 Houston's Ships 1/1200 Ships & Flags
HSS21 USS KEOKUK (ironclad gunboat) and CSS VIRGINIA (MERRIMAC) (ironclad gunboat)
HSS70 CSS ALBEMARLE, CSS NEUSE, and CSS COLUMBIA (ironclad rams)
HSS73 CSS RICHMOND and CSS JACKSON (ironclad rams) and CSS LOUISIANA (ironclad)
www.historicalminiatures.com /houston.htm   (494 words)

  
 CSS Manassas
Originally constructed in Bedford, Massachusetts, as the Enoch Train, a powerful icebreaker, she had been purchased and brought to New Orleans, Louisiana, where she was utilized as a tug-boat.
After installation of her armor, she was incorporated into the Confederate Navy as the CSS Manassas.
While not the formidable antagonist that the Federals had imagined, the Manassas was the first iron armored vessel to be used offensively against an enemy.
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 Confederate Ships--CSS Louisiana (1862-1862)
CSS Louisiana, a 1400-ton ironclad, was built at New Orleans, Louisiana, beginning in October 1861.
Still incomplete when Federal forces threatened the Mississippi River defenses below New Orleans, on 20 April 1862 she was towed down the river to serve as a floating battery supporting Forts St. Philip and Jackson.
The blazing hulk of CSS Louisiana drifted downstream and exploded as she passed Fort St. Philip.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-hl/louisna.htm   (391 words)

  
 CSN Personnel Index, H-M.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
James Hawthorne, Seaman and Captain of Hold, CSS Florida; also served on the tender, Lapwing; returned to Liverpool, England, where he was paid off; returned to service aboard the CSS Florida, as he was later captured at Bahia, Brazil, October 7, 1864, aboard that vessel.
James Higgs, native of Southampton, England (another source shows Liverpool); joined the CSS Alabama from the commencement of her cruise, in 1862; Captain of the forecastle, port watch, later reduced to Seaman; captured off Cherbourg, France, on June 19, 1864, in the engagement with the USS Kearsarge, and paroled.
Lucian Jones, assistant Paymaster; born in District of Columbia; appointed from Georgia; CSS North Carolina, 1863-4; Battery Buchanan, James River Squadron, November, 1864; CSS Tallahassee, 1864; mentioned (in an affidavit in the pension file of William A. Austin) that he had been a paymaster on the CSS Atlanta; was residing in Savannah, Georgia, in 1897.
home.ozconnect.net /tfoen/csnindex2.htm   (11454 words)

  
 Manassas - Manassas Regional Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Describes the aftermath of 2nd Manassas where two of the Union's finest were killed.
Manassas Dodge offers the best pricing and financing in the Washington DC Metro on all new and used
Old Town Manassas Antiques - Quality antiques, collectibles representing a wide diversity of periods and styles.
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 Lyzard's Grin: Iron Ships
IS 01 USS Keokuk - Ironclad Steamer and CSS Manassas - Ironclad Ram
IS 02 USS Monitor - Monitor and CSS Virginia - Ironclad Ram
IS 12 CSS Tennessee and CSS Arkansas - Ironclad Rams
www.cs.cmu.edu /~tpope/sol/lyzards-grin/iron-ships.html   (212 words)

  
 shipyards\shipyards
It is located at the foot of Coosa St. and Commerce St. The Soap Works was located on the bluff to the left of the arrow.
The CS Steamer (CSS) MISSOURI was built here by contractors Thomas Moore and John Smoker, dated 10 Dec. 1862.
The CSS WEBB was not built here but modified.
www.csnavy.org /shipyards/shipyards.htm   (832 words)

  
 CSs Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Unlovely CSS Arkansas poorly built but valiant - Civil War - The...
The Washington Times Civil War: Unlovely CSS Arkansas poorly built but valiant...
This page features views of CSS Arkansas and provides a link to images of that ship s actions.
www.beethovenian.net /CSs-Arkansas.html   (70 words)

  
 Ironclad Dispositions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
CSS Mississippi, "Laird ram." Seized prior to completion by UK 9 Oct 1863; entered service with Royal Navy as HMS Wivern.
Wreck raised in 1964, on display at Kinston NC.
CSS North Carolina, "Laird ram." Seized prior to completion by UK 9 Oct 1863; entered service with Royal Navy as HMS Scorpion.
www.wideopenwest.com /~jenkins/ironclads/disposit.htm   (1468 words)

  
 Timeline 1862-1863
The CSS Arkansas vs. USS Carondelet and Queen of the West engaged at Yazoo River.
The ship was built in secret in the in Liverpool shipyards, and a diplomatic crisis between the US government and Britain ensued when the Union uncovered the ship’s birth place.
1863 Jun 5, CSS Alabama captured the Talisman in the Mid-Atlantic.
www.timelines.ws /1862_1863.HTML   (14741 words)

  
 USS Vincennes (1826) - All About All
She arrived off Fort Pickens, Florida, on 3 September, and was ordered to assist in the occupation of Head of Passes, Mississippi River, and remain there on blockade duty.
Though the Federal warships did successfully deploy, on 12 October 1861 the Confederate metal-sheathed ram CSS Manassas and armed steamers Ivy and James L. Day drove the Union blockaders from Head of Passes, forcing Richmond and Vincennes aground.
Vincennes was ordered abandoned and destroyed to prevent her capture, and a slow match was set to the vessel's magazine while her men took refuge on other ships.
www.answers-zone.com /article/USS_Vincennes_(1826)   (1343 words)

  
 PM Hospitality Strategies | Groups & Meetings -- Comfort Suites, Manassas VA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Say your 'Suite" I Do's with the Comfort Suite Manassas.
We can host your Wedding Reception and…Outdoor Terrace Weddings overlooking Lake Linden, Rehearsal Dinners, Engagement Parties, Bridal Showers.
Bring in your own caterer or choose one of our inclusive Wedding Packages: Manassas Ballroom, Dance Floor, Champagne Toast for all Guests, Set-Up and Clean-Up of Room, Complimentary Suite for the Bride and Groom with a Romantic Basket.
www.pmhs.com /hotels/groups/default.asp?prop=VA320   (102 words)

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