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Did General Fremont start the construction of a fleet of gunboats?
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What general started construction of a fleet of gunboats and named US Grant in command of Cairo?
John Fremont
Who was the commander of the naval fleet that led the gunboats to attack Fort Henry?
Admiral FooteAdmiral Foote
Who was commander of the naval fleet who led the gunboats to attack fort henry and fort donelson?
Admiral Foote
Who started the construction of a fleet of gunboats and named US Grant in command of Cairo?
The popular frontiersman John C. Fremont ('The Pathfinder') who turned out unsuccessful as a General, and left a tangle of corruption to be sorted out by his successor, Henry Halleck. IMPROVEMENT John Frémont strongly supported the construction of the gunboats, but who was appointed by the Union Government to this purpose was Captain James B. Eads, an engineer and at the same time a mathematician, scholar of hydrography and a naval designer and builder. He won a public competition to build up a fleet of ironclads gun boats apt to be employed on riverine waters of 9 units in no more than 65 days. The first unit, the Baron de Kalb was launched after 45 days and the remnants units were ready to be employed on time. The project was further developed by the building of two additional ironclads gun boats, Benton and Essex , which had been made out of the radical transformation of two old river vessels, and 38 "raft-boats", iron-shielded and suitable to carry a heavy mortar each one.
Who started construction of a fleet of gunboats during the civil war?
I think you are talking about the' Merrimac' and' Monitor' ironclads. The monitor was one of a fleet f steam powered semi submersible gun boats designed by the Swedish American inventor Ericcson. The Merrimac was a Confederate ship that had initially burned down to the copper plated hull. It was rebuilt as a low gunboat and took part in a staged battle with the Monitor watched by a crowd of spectators. The outcome was indecisive.
What general started construction of a fleet of gunboats and named US Grant in command of Cairo?
John Fremont
Who built for the Union in 1861 the fleet of river gunboats commanded by Andrew Foote?
John Fremont IMPROVEMENT. Captain James B. Eads.
What two things did General Fremont do which were of prime importance during the US Civil War?
General Fremont's issues during the US Civil War were noteworthy in several respects. As the commander of the Union's Department of the West, he made the error of declaring that all slaves in Missouri were to be freed. This was not President Lincoln's policy at that time and Fremont's orders were reversed. Fremont reemerged in 1862 in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. There he failed to halt the offensive activities of Stonewall Jackson.
How many gunboats did Union Major General George B McClellan initially authorize for river protection in 1861?
Major General George B. McClellan authorized Naval Commander John Rogers to have ready as soon as possible three gunboats. Rogers was able to purchase and convert into gunboats three river steamers. The names of the new gunboats were the Conestoga, Lexington and A. O. Taylor.McClellan and Rogers would soon increase the size of the inland waterway fleet.
Who was the commander of the naval fleet who led the gunboats to attack fort Henry?
Admiral Foote
Who was the commander of the naval fleet that led the gunboats to attack Fort Henry?
Admiral FooteAdmiral Foote
Who was commander of the naval fleet who led the gunboats to attack fort henry and fort donelson?
Admiral Foote
Who proposed to use gunboats and troops in order to secure Mississippi?
Admiral Foote - initially under orders from General John Fremont until the latter was replaced.. IMPROVEMENT (New respondent) Also the Confederates employed gunboats on the Mississippi River. Csa Commodore Hollins started his activity already in the Autumn of 1861 operating with 6 gun boats. Furthermore on Jan.15, 1862 Csa Gen. Lovell organized "The Fleet for the Defense of the River Mississippi" with 14 river boats transformed and equipped as "ram-boats".
What resources did the Confederates use in place of a fleet of river gunboats?
For all practical purposes, the Confederate river fleet was incapable of matching the numbers of Union gunboats on the major rivers in the South. The only weapon they had was to have guerrillas fire from river banks plus the river torpedoes. The only time the Union's power was threatened on the rivers was when Confederate artillery from the shoreline could fire on Union ships. The most successful of these gunboat attacks was in 1864, where Confederate General Nathan Forrest had shoreline cannons sink four Union gunboats and seriously damage another.
Who started the construction of a fleet of gunboats and named US Grant in command of Cairo?
The popular frontiersman John C. Fremont ('The Pathfinder') who turned out unsuccessful as a General, and left a tangle of corruption to be sorted out by his successor, Henry Halleck. IMPROVEMENT John Frémont strongly supported the construction of the gunboats, but who was appointed by the Union Government to this purpose was Captain James B. Eads, an engineer and at the same time a mathematician, scholar of hydrography and a naval designer and builder. He won a public competition to build up a fleet of ironclads gun boats apt to be employed on riverine waters of 9 units in no more than 65 days. The first unit, the Baron de Kalb was launched after 45 days and the remnants units were ready to be employed on time. The project was further developed by the building of two additional ironclads gun boats, Benton and Essex , which had been made out of the radical transformation of two old river vessels, and 38 "raft-boats", iron-shielded and suitable to carry a heavy mortar each one.
What are ninety-day gunboats?
The shallow-draft "double-enders" were unique newcomers to the fleet. They were called "ninety-day gunboats" because of their rapid construction from green wood. Their engines were geared to enable them to reverse quickly and thus avoid turning in narrow rivers or channels. They were big, many of them, like the Sbamrock and Otsego, rated at almost 1,000 tons. And they were fast, capable of 12 or 13 knots.
Who started construction of a fleet of gunboats during the civil war?
I think you are talking about the' Merrimac' and' Monitor' ironclads. The monitor was one of a fleet f steam powered semi submersible gun boats designed by the Swedish American inventor Ericcson. The Merrimac was a Confederate ship that had initially burned down to the copper plated hull. It was rebuilt as a low gunboat and took part in a staged battle with the Monitor watched by a crowd of spectators. The outcome was indecisive.
