Скачать или смотреть Civil War Lecture: Battle of Trent’s Reach

The Confederate James River Squadron consisted of three ironclads – CSS Fredericksburg, CSS Richmond, and CSS Virginia II – commanded by Flag Officer John K. Mitchell. On January 23, 1865, the squadron was sent to attack the huge Union supply base at City Point, Virginia. The Confederates dueled with the federal Fort Brady near Chaffin’s Bluff; however, they could not reach their objective. The Confederate fleet was then destroyed on April 3, 1865, as the Confederacy collapsed. Trent’s Reach was the last major naval engagement of the Civil War.

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