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Sassacus The first Sassacus, a wooden, double-ended, side-wheel steamer, was launched on 23 December 1862 by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss Wilhemina G. Lambert; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 5 October 1863, Lt. Comdr. Sassacus rescued the runner's purser, the sole survivor from one of Nutfield's capsized boats. Sassacus seized about 600 new rifled muskets from Austria and England which were still on board. www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s6/sassacus-i.htm   (1751 words)

Sassacus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sassacus is also a genus of jumping spiders. Sassacus was a Pequot chief, born near present day Groton, Connecticut, about 1560, and died in the Mohawk settlement in June, 1637. Sassacus was murdered by the Mohawks and his scalp was sent to the English. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sassacus   (96 words)

Baby Name Sassacus - Origin and Meaning of Sassacus The boy's name Sassacus is of Native American Indian origin, and its meaning is "wild man." Name of the last chief of the Pequot tribe of Connecticut, who built successful casinos on their tribal lands. Sassacus is a rare male first name as it was not ranked for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Sassacus is a rare surname as it was not ranked for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. www.thinkbabynames.com /meaning/1/Sassacus   (130 words)

Pequot Indian Chiefs and Leaders Sassacus (perhaps the equivalent of Massachuset Sassakusu, 'he is wild' (untamed), 'fierce.' Gerard). The war was soon ended, and Sassacus, having suffered defeat and the loss of a large portion of his people, fled with 20 or 30 of his warriors to the Mohawk country. As Sassacus had carried with him in his flight a large quantity of wampum, a desire on the part of the Mohawk to possess this treasure may have led to the death of himself and his followers. www.accessgenealogy.com /native/tribes/algonquian/pequotchiefs.htm   (386 words)

The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut - 1637 John Mason Sassacus was not in the doomed fort, but was at another near Groton, on the Thames, to which point Mason had ordered his vessels to come. Sassacus sate sullenly and stately in his embowered dwelling, when the remnant of his warriors, who escaped from the citadel, came to tell him of the great disaster. The proud Sassacus, haughty and insolent in his exile, fell by the hands of an assassin among the people who had opened their arms to receive him; and his scalp was sent to the English, whom he hated and despised. www.colonialwarsct.org /1637_john_mason.htm   (1567 words)

Mohegan Sassacus already had enough problems with the recent defection of the Mohegan, but he made the long journey to Massachusetts to "cover the dead." Unfortunately, the Puritans were not satisfied with his offers of fur and wampum and demanded that he surrender the killers. Sassacus had led one group west along the Connecticut coast trying to reach the Mohawk, but with Uncas and the Mohegan scouts showing the way, the English pursuit, caught up with them at the Pequannock village of Sasqua (Fairfield, Connecticut). Sassacus reached the Mohawk, but they killed him and sent his head as a token of their friendship to the General Court at Hartford. www.dickshovel.com /moh.html   (4846 words)

The Weyanoke Association - Pequot Massacre Sassacus, the leader of the Pequots, soon found himself caught between two fires, the Dutch and the English colonizers. Sassacus held sway over a territory extending from the border of Rhode Island, the territory of the Narragansetts, to the area of New Haven, where the Quinnipiacs resided, and north almost to Hartford. Sassacus was also beset by internal rivalry, as Uncas, who strongly favored capitulation to the English, broke away from the Pequots, taking 80 to 100 warriors with him. www.weyanoke.org /tbw-PequotMassacre.html   (3253 words)

USN Ships--USS Sassacus (1863-1868) USS Sassacus was built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, as the first of a class of twenty-eight 974-ton "Double-Ender" side-wheel steam gunboats. Albemarle was not significantly damaged during this action, which left Sassacus disabled by a hit in one of her boilers. Sassacus was hit in a boiler and disabled during this action. www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/sasacus.htm   (523 words)

The Pequot The English, supported by Uncas' Mohegans, pursue Sassacus and the retreating Pequots down the New England coast until most are either killed or captured and given to tribes friendly to the English. Sassacus and a few of his followers escape, but ultimately are executed by the Mohawks as a token of their friendship toward the English. Sassacus' village was only five miles away, and his warriors were in hot pursuit. www.snowwowl.com /peoplepeqout.html   (6535 words)

The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut - 1637 The Pequot War Sassacus and other Pequots seek refuge with neighboring tribes but tribes are intimidated by the English (and in some cases were already unfriendly with the Pequots). The fiery Pequods had become jealous of the English because the latter appeared to be on friendly terms with the Mohegans on the west and the Narragansets on the east, the bitter enemies of this warlike tribe. Sassacus sat sullenly and stately in his embowered dwelling, when the remnant of his warriors, who escaped from the citadel, came to tell him of the great disaster. www.colonialwarsct.org /1637.htm   (4468 words)

Last of the Mohicans, Uncas, Mohican, Mohicans, Pequeot, Native history, Indianer, Indian, Native people, North ... The real Uncas was a Mohegan chief, son of Owenoco, who in 1626 married a daughter of Sassacus, chief of the Pequot, and became one of their leaders. A third, led by Sassacus, was intercepted near Fairfield, Conn., where almost the entire party was killed or captured. He was a Pequot by birth, but rebelled against his chief, Sassacus, was expelled from his tribe, and, gathering a band of malcontents, became their head, calling his followers Mohegans, an ancient title that the Pequots once bore. hem.passagen.se /native/Uncas.htm   (1333 words)

Fort Tours | Pequot War Two sub-sachems, Sassacus who was pro-Dutch and Uncas who was pro-English, fought to succeed as the grand sachem. The Pequot leader, Sassacus, was captured on July 28. Sassacus was executed by the Mohawks, a tribe that fought on the side of the English. www.forttours.com /pages/pequotwar.asp   (643 words)

USS Sassacus (1862) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The first USS Sassacus, a wooden, double-ended, side-wheel steamer, was launched on December 23, 1862 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in New Hampshire, sponsored by Miss Wilhemina G. Lambert. Sassacus was commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on October 5, 1863, Lieutenant Commander Francis A. Roe in command. Sassacus, accompanied by Admiral David Dixon Porter's fleet, then got underway and towed the fully-loaded Louisiana to the mouth of the Cape Fear, arriving off Fort Fisher on December 18. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Sassacus_(1862)   (1903 words)

Ferry Tale Comes True in Glen Cove The Sassacus, (which means "he is fierce"), is named after the chief sachem of the Pequots who served the nation from 1634 to 1637. Once aboard the Sassacus, Mayor Thomas Suozzi made two important announcements which are essential to the city's waterfront revitalization plan. Sassacus is a catamaran with a distinctive third hull designed to enhance the ship's already smooth ride. www.antonnews.com /glencoverecordpilot/1998/05/15/news   (1201 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) Sassacus was in fact an indian chief, but he's not the reason a Charleston Village street is named Sassacus Ln. Glenn Sassacus, better known as "Junkyard Dog," is the very first professional wrestler from Charleston, SC. The Sassacus patrolled the East coast during the Civil War. www.charlestonvillage.org.cob-web.org:8888 /community/streetnames/sassacus-a.htm   (64 words)

NATIVE AMERICAN MOHEGANS His wife was the daughter of Sassacus, Sachem of the Pequots. While Sassacus traded with the Dutch, Uncas developed alliances with the English. Sassacus and a party of thirty to forty men did manage to escape to the Mohawks, but their new hosts put them all to death, sending their scalps to the English. www.nativeamericanmohegans.com /uncas.htm   (724 words)

Legend of Samp Mortar Rock Although Sassacus was hidden from her view as he watched Tahmore pause in the clearing, he was so struck by her loveliness that he uttered an involuntary gasp, startling the maiden. After she told Capt. Mason about Sassacus' white prisoner and warned him that George faced immediate execution, the English commander sent his troops into the swamp with orders to rescue the unfortunate captive and shoot all the Indians. The mission was accomplished successfully as far as George was concerned and with deadly efficiency in the case of Sassacus and his remaining followers. www.curbstone.org /index.cfm?webpage=120   (1095 words)

Pequot Tribe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) The Pequot Chief, Sassacus, ruled both the Pequot tribe and the Mohegan tribe. The last group was lead by Sassacus, who was caught near Fairfield, Connecticut. Sassacus, who managed to escape with a few others, were caught and killed by the Mohawk. www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/cultural/northamerica/pequottribe.html   (434 words)

Maine's Maritime Experience During the Civil War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) Charles Boutelle was promoted to Acting Volunteer Lieutenant, the highest rank awarded to volunteer naval officers for his conduct aboard the "double-ended Ram" U.S.S. Sassacus which quite literally "rammed" the C.S.S. Albemarle off the mouth of the Roanoke River on May 5, 1864. As the Albemarle seemed to be getting away, Sassacus deliberately was driven into her side, receiving in return a direct hit in her starboard boiler, which blew up. Sassacus was severely disabled and several seamen were killed in the action. www.state.me.us /sos/arc/archives/military/civilwar/0297yarn.htm   (1914 words)

eHistory.com - BOOKS: Battles & Leaders of the Civil War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) The Sassacus was one of the several wooden side wheel ships, known as "double-enders " built for speed, light draught, and ease of manoeuvre. A puff of smoke from her bow port opened the ball, followed quickly by another, the shells being aimed skillfully at the pivot-rifle of the leading ship, Mattabesett, cutting away rail and spars, and wounding six men at the gun. Changes of position were necessary to avoid being run down, and constant watchfulness to get a shot into the ports of the ram, as they quickly opened to deliver their well-directed fire. ehistory.osu.edu /uscw/library/books/battles/vol4/628.cfm   (593 words)

Mohican When the Pequot chief Sassacus began his war with the English, chief Uncas allied himself with Sassacus. But Sassacus and some other Pequots managed to flee from the massacre. The Mohawks beheaded Sassacus and sent his head to Boston as proof of their loyalty. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mo/Mohegan.html   (224 words)

‘Sassacus understands the thoughts of chiefs, for he is one himself - Asiali   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) ‘Sassacus understands the thoughts of chiefs, for he is one himself Sassacus is very tired of lying in a box, but not Sassacus, for the blood of a chief should be shed by a chief.’ www.asiali.com /?p=24   (215 words)

Vermont Civil War After learning of Sassacus's performance on blockade duty, her squadron commander, Rear Admiral S. Lee, reported to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, “The Sassacus had done well... they'll beat the Clyders.” In March, Sassacus returned to Hampton Roads for repairs and then proceeded to the Washington Navy Yard to add two 12-pounder Dahlgren rifles to her battery. Sassacus' starboard wheel spun across Albemarle's stern, badly damaging itself as it smashed a launch and other gear on the ram's deck. vermontcivilwar.org /units/navy/ships/sassacus.php   (1816 words)

Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 04 : Tales of Puritan Land eBook The camp of the red men near the shore was full of bustle one day, for their belle, Iano, was to marry the young chief, Sassacus. One girl had seen her steal into the wood with a roguish smile on her lip, and knew that she intended to play hide-and-seek with Sassacus before she should be proclaimed a wife, but the day wore on and she did not come. Yet Sassacus felt his loss so keenly that he fell into a sickness next day, and none was found so constant in his ministrations as Wequoash; but all to no avail, for within a week Sassacus, too, was dead. www.bookrags.com /ebooks/6609/38.html   (609 words)

Diagram showing the position of the Sassacus and ram Albemarle at the time of collision. Civil War Maps and Drawings Diagram showing the position of the Sassacus and ram Albemarle at the time of collision. Map of part of Albemarle Sound showing the first and second positions of the U.S. Steamer Sassacus after its collision with the Confederate ironclad Albemarle. Description: Diagram showing the position of the Sassacus and ram Albemarle at the time of collision. www.rainfall.com /posters/mapscivilwar/7811.htm   (284 words)

1862Albemarle_II The United States steamer Sassacus was one of several wooden side-wheel ships, known as “double-enders,” built for speed, light draught, and ease of maneuver in battle, as they could go ahead or hack with equal facility. The Union plan of attack was for the large vessels to pass as close as possible to the ram without endangering their wheels, deliver their fire, and then round to for a second discharge. Had assistance been rendered during the long thirteen minutes that the Sassacus lay over the ports of the Albemarle, the heroism of Commander Roe would have electrified the public and made his name, as it should be, imperishable in the annals of naval warfare. www.navyandmarine.org /ondeck/1862Albemarle_II.htm   (2155 words)

The Starlink Story We knew that serious consideration of this system was warranted because we had specified the same system for inclusion on the Sassacus, the first International Maritime Organization High Speed Craft Code compliant vessel built in the United States. On the Sassacus the unit proved to be valuable, though the actual implementation was a bit different than that planned for the Bahamas Fast Ferry vessel, the Bo Hengy. Because the Sassacus was to operate on Long Island Sound a good body of data was available as a result of US Army Corps of Engineers measurements. www.captainclark.com /Pages/starlink.html   (434 words)

The Mark of Uncas 3 NARRATOR: The Pequot/Mohegan split in the early 1630s evolved in part from a dynastic quarrel between Uncas and the Pequot sachem Sassacus, who was his father-in-law. They were not mortal enemies, they were relatives, and a new social strata was evolving with the newcomers, something that was totally unfamiliar with the indigenous or the Indian people, and that is the reason why they had their disagreements and parted company several times. And so it was that Uncas traveled with his followers in 1636 across the Thames River to settle on the ancestral land of his father. www.simonpure.com /uncas03.htm   (760 words)

CSS Albemarle Civil War Confederate Ironclad Ram Though Sassacus made a valiant attempt to sink the Albemarle by ramming, she was badly damaged in return. The Confederate ironclad was but lightly damaged in the engagement, which threatened the entire Union position on North Carolina's internal waters. 19th Century photograph of an artwork, depicting USS Sassacus ramming the Confederate ironclad, during Albemarle 's engagement with Federal gunboats on Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, 5 May 1864. americancivilwar.com /tcwn/civil_war/Navy_Ships/CSS_Albemarle.html   (831 words)

John And Anan » Presently Sassacus re-appeared, emerging from the larger lodge,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) John And Anan » Presently Sassacus re-appeared, emerging from the larger lodge, Presently Sassacus re-appeared, emerging from the larger lodge, felt, Sassacus commanded his prisoner to be brought before him. www.john.ananona.com /?p=171   (246 words)

MYSTIC FIASCO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) Above-left is Sassacus, Great Sachem of the Pequots c. Spring 1637---The Pequot Nation under Sassacus and English colonies of Mass. This is where Sassacus has invited the English to come and fight---“There you shall find them; and as they were there born and bred, there their bones shall be buried and rot in spite of the English.” But Mason and Underhill choose another plan, a different target. ancientgreece-earlyamerica.com /mystic_fiasco.html   (2737 words)

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