Mississippi River Squadron

Squadron · United States · May 16, 1861 – August 14, 1865

The Union river navy, the Western Gunboat Flotilla until October 1862, under Foote, Davis and David Dixon Porter.

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Movements

September 1, 1861 – February 1, 1862 Gunboats fitted out at Cairo, Illinois Map
February 3, 1862 Paducah Map
February 6, 1862 Battle of Fort Henry Foote's gunboats take Fort Henry Map
February 12, 1862 Smithland: turns up the Cumberland Map
February 14, 1862 Battle of Fort Donelson Gunboats beaten off at Fort Donelson Map
February 20, 1862 – March 13, 1862 Repairs at Cairo Map
March 15, 1862 – April 8, 1862 Battle of Island Number Ten Bombards Island No. 10 Map
April 14, 1862 – May 9, 1862 Plum Point Bend above Fort Pillow Map
May 10, 1862 Battle of Plum Point Bend Map
May 11, 1862 – June 4, 1862 Plum Point Bend above Fort Pillow Map
June 6, 1862 Battle of Memphis Map
July 1, 1862 – July 24, 1862 Joins Farragut above Vicksburg Map
August 1, 1862 – December 10, 1862 Based at Helena, Arkansas Map
December 12, 1862 Yazoo River expedition: USS Cairo sunk by a mine Map
December 26, 1862 – December 29, 1862 Battle of Chickasaw Bayou Supports Sherman at Chickasaw Bayou Map
January 9, 1863 – January 11, 1863 Battle of Arkansas Post Bombards Arkansas Post Map
January 20, 1863 – April 15, 1863 Above Vicksburg at Milliken's Bend and the Yazoo Map
April 16, 1863 Porter's gunboats run past the Vicksburg batteries Map
April 29, 1863 Bombards Grand Gulf Map
April 29, 1863 Battle of Grand Gulf
April 30, 1863 Ferries Grant's army across at Bruinsburg Map
May 18, 1863 – July 4, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg Map
July 5, 1863 – March 10, 1864 Patrols the Mississippi from Vicksburg (approximate) Map
March 14, 1864 Red River Campaign Takes Fort DeRussy Map
April 3, 1864 – April 10, 1864 Grand Ecore Map
April 28, 1864 – May 13, 1864 Red River Campaign Trapped above the falls at Alexandria until Bailey's dam lets it through Map
May 15, 1864 Back on the Mississippi Map
June 1, 1864 – December 10, 1864 Patrols the Mississippi, Tennessee and Cumberland rivers (approximate) Map
December 15, 1864 – December 16, 1864 Battle of Nashville Supports Thomas on the Cumberland Map
1865 – August 14, 1865 Mound City and Cairo (approximate) Map