Union Failure In The 1862 Peninsula Campaign
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2022
- Major General George McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign was developed based on a combined operation to march toward the Confederate capital of Richmond via the Virginia Peninsula. McClellan believed the US Navy could protect his army’s flanks and transports. Everything changed when CSS Virginia attacked and destroyed USS Congress and USS Cumberland on March 8, 1862. While USS Monitor neutralized the Confederate ironclad the next day, the federal fleet was paralyzed and could not help McClellan during the siege of Yorktown. Defeated during the Battle of Drewry’s Bluff, the Union Navy could only support the Army of the Potomac’s retreat to Harrison’s Landing. The US Navy’s inability to provide McClellan significant support contributed to the Union’s defeat during the Peninsula Campaign.
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Incredible, I learned so much about one of my favorite civil war campaigns.
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@@juliemurphy718 I've enjoyed them all, just as a Canadian I don't have much to add to the conversation, besides my appreciation, for you both really organizing & doing all this.
I've been to South Dakota & down to Texas a few times visiting family, but they are all about Sam Houston and The Alamo etc down there
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Thanks for relating naval contribution Mexico City and Peninsula campaign
@Mariner's Museum on point raised by Mr Quarstein 17:08 of video:
in relation to Goldsboroughs "Merrimac fever" , at this point didn't he have USS Vanderbilt on blockade station with USS Monitor to contain/sink the Merrimac/CSS Virginia?
Or was USS Vanderbilt there to just soley prevent Virginia breaking out into open sea and not try to ram sink her in the confines of Hampton Roads due to her own large draught?
Hello, Here is what John offers to answer your question. I do hope this helps, and thank you for viewing our programs!
Yes, Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough suffered from that dreaded RAM FEVER disease since 9 March 1862. He feared that USS MONITOR might not win the next battle between ironclads, so he maintained a defensive attitude. US naval forces would not enter Hampton Roads beyond Fort Monroe and Fort Wool. So Goldsborough developed a scheme whereby the Union ships would lure the MERRIMAC into the deeper water of the Chesapeake Bay to ram the Confederate ironclad into submission with three rams: USS ILLINOIS, USS ARGO, and USS VANDERBILT. VANDERBILT was acquired by the Navy on 25 March. The steamer could make 14 knots and was donated originally to the US Army by Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. The ship's bow was reinforced by concrete and iron plate. Some references state VANDERBILT had a beak; however, I can not confirm this in the ORN or my other sources.
Goldsborough believed that his most important duty was to defend General George B. McClellan's transport in the York River. By 1 May 1862, Goldsborough had an extensive force off Fort Monroe, including the ironclads GALENA, MONITOR, AND NAUGATUCK, rams, and other gunboats. Nevertheless, he refused to use these advantages to move into the James River or run past the Confederate batteries guarding the York River. These actions would not happen until President Abraham Lincoln arrived at Fort Monroe on 6 May. I believe that McClellan's campaign failed partly due to the lackluster actions of Goldsborough's North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
@@juliemurphy718 that was a very comprehensive answer and it satisfies entirely. Thank you and John for your great presentations. They're a credit to your museum which I hope someday to visit as part of a future transatlantic trip to Washington DC region.
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Because Lee was ready to fight, and McClellan wasn't.
It's that simple.