JAMES L DAVIS

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Bark Acquired September 29 1861 USS JAMES L. DAVIS Commissioned December 30 1861 - Decommissioned 1865 Struck from Naval Register 1865 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Washington D.C. Duplex

(1864)-01-11

Incoming mail while with East Gulf Squadron at Key West

 

Washington D.C. Duplex

c1864

Incoming mail while with East Gulf Squadron at Key West

 

Unpostmarked

c1864

Incoming mail while with East Gulf Squadron at Tampa Bay

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Civil War Medal

JAMES L. DAVIS joined the West Gulf Blockading Squadron off Pass a L'Outre, LA. February 5 1862
Reassigned to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron in exchange for USS PREBLE in February 1862
On March 10 1862 captured Schooner FLORIDA
In September 1862, took English Schooner ISABEL
Reassigned, October 2 as supply ship carrying stores and provisions to other vessels of the squadron
Relieved USS ETHAN ALLEN at St. Joseph's Bay, FL., in March 1863
Ordered to Key West for repairs November 15 1863
Ordered to Tampa Bay in early 1864 where she served until fall
On May 4 1864, she joined USS SUNFLOWER and USS HONDURAS in landing Army troops at Tampa and in providing men for a naval, landing party
During the operation on May 6 the three ships cooperated in capturing Blockade-running Sloop NEPTUNE
In July and August, she participated in a series of successful boat expeditions which destroyed salt works, a large saw and grist mill, and a sugar mill belonging to Jefferson Davis
On September 1 1864 was ordered to St. Joseph's Bay and served there until ordered to Key West for repairs April 1 1865

 

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