My second great grandfather John William Creery is listed on the signage here at Parker's Battery, but he was not present at this encounter. As a Richmond shoemaker, he had been detailed to the Quartermaster in Richmond and the city's local defense. As a sergeant, he would be called to join the local defence at Chaffins Farm.
My ancestor Joseph Alexander Thomas, a Confederate soldier, was injured in the second battle of Drewry's Bluff. His arm was amputated and he died of infection June 9, 1864. He was a member of the South Carolina 18th Infantry, the "mountain guards". He died leaving a wife and nine sons.
You’ll find an excellent first hand account about a Reverend Thomas Brown, Twenty-first Connecticut Infantry chaplain where his regiment honored him as “The Hero of Drewry’s Bluff”. Starts on page 155 in the book: “Faces of the Civil War” by Ronald S. Coddington
Are you referring to the “dictator?”. It was likely sold as scrap iron after the war. It seems impossible to lose a 17,000 pound cannon, and being that it was located at City Point, Virginia, and that it was a Federal Cannon that was used against the Virginians it seems they would have liked to melt it down after the war. Would have brought a pretty penny, and maybe help put to rest the nightmare that the dictator was.
My second great grandfather John William Creery is listed on the signage here at Parker's Battery, but he was not present at this encounter. As a Richmond shoemaker, he had been detailed to the Quartermaster in Richmond and the city's local defense. As a sergeant, he would be called to join the local defence at Chaffins Farm.
Thank you for this great account of this battle. I never even KNEW there was a land version of Drewry's Bluff!!!
My 3rd Great Grandfather was wounded through the left arm during the battle. He was in the 55th PA Infantry. Thanks for posting this.
My ancestor Joseph Alexander Thomas, a Confederate soldier, was injured in the second battle of Drewry's Bluff. His arm was amputated and he died of infection June 9, 1864. He was a member of the South Carolina 18th Infantry, the "mountain guards". He died leaving a wife and nine sons.
You’ll find an excellent first hand account about a Reverend Thomas Brown, Twenty-first Connecticut Infantry chaplain where his regiment honored him as “The Hero of Drewry’s Bluff”.
Starts on page 155 in the book: “Faces of the Civil War” by Ronald S. Coddington
I wish you would find that mortar that has been lost history should be protected you need to go find it
Are you referring to the “dictator?”. It was likely sold as scrap iron after the war. It seems impossible to lose a 17,000 pound cannon, and being that it was located at City Point, Virginia, and that it was a Federal Cannon that was used against the Virginians it seems they would have liked to melt it down after the war. Would have brought a pretty penny, and maybe help put to rest the nightmare that the dictator was.
Don't forget the CS Marines were there