U. S. Civil War Photographs

U. S. CIVIL WAR
PHOTOGRAPHS

DREWRY'S BLUFF (FORT DARLING)

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Fort Darling at Drewry's Bluff - 1865.

Cannon

Cannon at Drewry's Bluff and the James River - 1998.
This ideal Confederate position denied the Union access to Richmond throughout the war.

Date: May 15, 1862
Estimated Casualties: 41 total

With the fall of Yorktown, the Confederate ironclad Virginia at Norfolk was scuttled to prevent her capture. This opened the James River to Federal gunboats. On May 15, five gunboats, including the ironclads Monitor and Galena, steamed up the James to test the Richmond defenses. They encountered submerged obstacles and deadly accurate fire from the batteries at Drewry’s Bluff, which inflicted severe damage on the Galena. The Federal Navy was turned back. Text Source: U.S. Gov't, National Park Service)

Drewry's Bluff - September, 1998.
The Cannon, shown at the top of this page, is marked with an arrow.