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  CSS Patrick Henry
CSS Patrick Henry was built in New York City in 1853 by the renowned William H. Webb[?] for the Old Dominion Steam Ship Line[?] as the civilian steamer Yorktown, a brigantine-rigged side-wheel steamer.
Patrick Henry was also present during some of Virginias other actions and, in a daring night operation on 5 May 1862, helped remove Confederate property from the Norfolk Navy Yard before it was abandoned to the Federals.
Patrick Henry was designated an academy ship in May 1862 and underwent appropriate alterations to this end.
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 shsp,patrick,henry,v14,p126
As the Patrick Henry ranged up abreast of the first battery she delivered her fire, and the flash from her guns had scarcely vanished when the Federal works were wrapped in smoke, and their projectiles came hissing through the air.
The first shots from the Patrick Henry went over the batteries, her guns having been elevated for a range of eight hundred yards, consequently she was passing the batteries at less than that distance, and to this circumstance is to be attributed her not having been sunk or disabled by them.
This movement of the Patrick Henry placed her in the most imminent peril; she was brought under the continuous and concentrated fire of three points; on her port-quarter were the batteries of Newport News, on her port-bow were the field batteries and sharpshooters on the beach, and on her starboard-bow the Minnesota.
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 Informat.io on Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry's sister was the grandmother of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston, and the great-grandmother of John Warfield Johnston {a nephew of General Johnston}.
Emory and Henry College in Emory, Va., eight high schools (including three in Virginia, more than for any other person in the Commonwealth) and Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, VA are also named in his honor.
Hanover County, Virginia,[3] birthplace of Patrick Henry and location of the Hanover Tavern,[4] where Henry lived and worked early in his life, and Hanover Courthouse, where the Parson's Cause case was argued in 1763.
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 CSS Patrick Henry
The Patrick Henry, a side-wheel steamer of 1,300 tons, was 250' long with a beam of 34', a draft of 13', and a depth of hold of 17'.
Library of Virginia card indicates he served on the Patrick Henry in 1862-1863 but it isn't clear that he served on her on March 8-9, 1862.
Reported to have volunteered from the Charles City Guards to serve on the Patrick Henry during the engagement between the Virginia and the Federal fleet in Hampton Roads.
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CSS PAMLICO, a side-wheel steamer purchased in New Orleans, La., on 10 July 1861, was placed in commission on 2 September with Lt. W.
CSS PATRICK HENRY, sometimes referred to as PATRICK was the former side- wheel passenger and freight steamer YORKTOWN which ran between Richmond, Va., and New York.
CSS PEEDEE was a wooden gunboat built at Mars Bluff near Marion Courthouse, S.C., on the Great Peedee River, to the design of Acting Naval Constructor John L. Porter, CSN, late in 1862.
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 Patrick Henry
CSS Patrick Henry, sometimes referred to as Patrick, was the former side-wheel passenger and freight steamer Yorktown which ran between Richmond, Va., and New York.
Brigantine-rigged Yorktown was built at New York City by the renowned William H. Webb in 1859 for the New York and Old Dominion S.S. Line; the Webb plans of her are still extant.
She was assigned to a position near Mulberry Island in the James to protect the right flank of the Confederate Peninsula Army, and during the following months remained vigilant against possible attack by Federal vessels from Newport News.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/cfa7/patrick_henry.htm   (318 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.
CSS LOUISIANA was begun by E. Murray at New Orleans in mid-October 1861, but lack of materials impeded her completion.
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.
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 Css patrick henry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 CSS Patrick Henry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Patrick Henry was a sidewheel merchant steamer which ran between New York and Richmond, Virginia.
Later, during the battle between the Merrimack and the wooden Union vessels on March 8, Patrick Henry approached the stranded Congress, assuming that the Union vessel had surrendered.
As the Confederate Government needed young officers for its growing navy, the Patrick Henry was chosen as a school ship, taking on its first class of fifty midshipmen in October 1863.
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 CHRONOLOGY OF CIVIL WAR NAVAL EVENTS 1863   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
CSS Bayou City and Neptune engaged the Union fleet at Galveston, forcing the North's withdrawal from that foothold on the Texas coast.
CSS Josiah Bell and Uncle Ben captured USS Morning Light and Velocity, temporarily lifting the blockade of Sabine Pass, Texas.
CSS Palmetto State and Chicora attacked the blockading fleet off Charleston; USS Mercedita and Keystone State were heavily damaged and struck their flags.
www.civilwarinteractive.com /CWPediaNavyChron1863.htm   (761 words)

  
 Confederate Ships--CSS Patrick Henry
Renamed Patrick Henry (though still commonly referred to as Yorktown), she was converted to a warship and attached to the James River Squadron under Commander John Randolph Tucker.
During the battle of 8 March 1862, in which CSS Virginia destroyed the Federal warships Cumberland and Congress, Patrick Henry attempted to take the latter's surrender but was fired upon by shore batteries, suffered four crewmen killed and had to be towed out of action.
Note: Patrick Henry is not specifically identified in most of the views of these actions, but is one of the two large Confederate side-wheel steamers present in some images.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-mr/pat-hnry.htm   (652 words)

  
 Patrick Henry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The picture of Henry by Peter F. Rothermel shows Henry throwing down his gauntlet or glove, which is a traditional sign for a fight.
Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, Virginia also named in his honor.
Hanover County, Virginia,[1] birthplace of Patrick Henry and location of the Hanover Tavern,[2] where Henry lived and worked early in his life, and Hanover Courthouse, where the Parson's Cause case was argued in 1763.
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 PHC | Financial Aid
Once you've determined that you are eligible to be considered for financial aid from Patrick Henry College, you will need to fill out a simple financial aid application and send it to the Financial Aid Office.
Patrick Henry College is neutral in regard to student borrowing to pay for educational expenses.
Patrick Henry College will not assume administrative responsibilities for third-party debt-financed educational expenses.
www.phc.edu /admissions/financialaid/default.asp   (852 words)

  
 Body
Henry de Ballatin Claiborne was a Lieutenant in the Confederate Navy, aboard the CSS Atlanta.
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.
Patrick Thompson, served in the Confederate Navy, vessel unknown, and is buried at the National Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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 Civil War Naval Forces Index
CSS Atlanta [ironclad ram; see also USS Atlanta] [Photos, brief notes] [Colored illustration: Hard Aground in Wassaw Sound During Action with U.S.S. Weehawken, June 17, 1863; history] [Description, illustration] [Description, illus.
CSS Queen of the West [side-wheel towboat, ram; see also U.S.S. Queen of the West] [Illustrations, brief notes] [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.
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 CSS Neuse
Cooke was assigned responsibility of overseeing the building of three armored floating batteries, the CSS Albemarle at Edwards Ferry, the CSS Neuse at Whitehall (Seven Springs) on the Neuse River and an unnamed ironclad at Tarboro.
The explosion blew an eight-foot hole in the port side, and the CSS Neuse settled unceremoniously into the murky depths of the river for which the ironclad was named.
It is one of three ironclads from the Civil War on display in the nation and it is deteriorating because of lack of proper shelter.
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 TVA: Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir Ecological Health   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
TVA monitored Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir annually from 1993 to 1997 to establish baseline data on the reservoir’s ecological health under a range of weather and flow conditions.
There are no fish consumption advisories for Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir.
Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir is located in Sullivan County in the northeastern corner of Tennessee.
www.tva.gov /environment/ecohealth/fortpatrickhenry.htm   (569 words)

  
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As she was rounding Cape Henry, her crew could the sounds of cannon fire twenty miles away.
As she and her escorts, CSS Yorktown and CSS Patrick Henry (both loaded with troops) steamed for Minnesota, Monitor darted out from behind the larger ship and made her presence known.
One of the officers aboard Patrick Henry saw her and referred to her as a floating shingle with a cheesebox rising from her center with know masts and no guns.
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 CSS Jamestown - CSSJamestown
With Lieutenant Joseph Nicholson Barney, CSN, in command she was actively employed until the end of her career in May 1862.
Her service was highlighted by the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 8-9, 1862 during which she assisted CSS Virginia in attacking USS Congress and USS Cumberland and stood by during the battle between USS Monitor and Virginia.
The merchant ships were the brigs Marcus of Stockton, NJ and Sabout of Providence, RI and the schooner Catherine T. Dix of Accomac County, VA. Their flags were hoisted "Union-side down" to taunt the Federals into fighting.
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 Casino online portal | information about Casino online | Patrick_Henry
Henry lost the case but damages were set at such a nominally low level that the result was widely perceived to be a victory for the independence movement, to the consternation of the British government.
Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, Virginia and Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, VA are also named in his honor.
The 10th oldest institution of higher education today, 6 of Patrick Henry's sons graduated from Hampden-Sydney.
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 Historical Documents--CSS Virginia Home Page
Note that the Union forces referred to the CSS Virginia as "Merrimac" or "Merrimack" and the CSS Patrick Henry as the "Yorktown".
Letter to Commander Tucker, December 4, 1861, regarding the armament of the Patrick Henry, Merrimack, and Jamestown.
Letter, March 4, 1862, to Tucker of the Patrick Henry, indicating all powder had been sent to the Virginia but 50 rounds could be sent in a few days.
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 1862blackCSN
Randall Polk was a Landsman aboard the ironclad ram, CSS Georgia (used as a floating battery).
Aboard the CSS Macon, Charles B. Stiles served as a Landsman and George Snowden, served as a 1st Class Cabin Boy.
Robert Cole was assigned to the CSS Patrick Henry.
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 Patrick Henry: patrick henry mall, patrick henry college, patrick henry high school   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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The picture of Henry by Peter F. Rothermel shows Henry throwing down his glove, which is a traditional sign for a fight.
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 Frequently Referenced Vessels | Bibliographies | Resources | Monitor Center
Following sea trials, the Monitor was ordered to Hampton Roads, Virginia, where she met the CSS Virginia in the first battle of steam-powered ironclad vessels.
This was one of two converted Confederate gunboats that served as principal escorts for the Virginia during the ironclad's brief career.
The Patrick Henry later served as the training vessel for the Confederate Naval Academy at Drewry's Bluff.
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 Officers serve in three navies within U.S. - The Washington Times: Civil War - December 04, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In April 1861, Davidson joined the Confederate Navy and briefly served at the Norfolk Naval Yard and onboard the CSS Patrick Henry.
Davidson became an expert at naval mine warfare, no doubt spurred by a Confederate directive that the inventor of a device by which a vessel of the enemy should be destroyed would receive 50 percent of the value of the vessel and its armament.
He was briefly assigned to an ironclad on the Mississippi River and later served with shore batteries on the James and near Charleston, S.C. In March 1863, Waddell was sent to England to await a seagoing assignment.
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Later that month JAMESTOWN was dispatched from Norfolk to cooperate with Major General Magruder, CSA, in the James River and early in May she was used to transport army sick and wounded to Richmond.
On 6 April 1864 she was captured by the Union gunboat ESTRELLA near Indianola, Tex. JULIUS Str JULIUS was reported by the Richmond Dispatch on 12 February 1862, to have been a Confederate boat burned at Florence, Ala., on 7 February 1862, to escape capture by Federal gunboats.
She assisted CSS CURLEW and CSS RALEIGH in capturing the United States tug FANNY in Loggerhead Inlet, N.C., on 1 October 1861.
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