USS Monarch and sister ship USS Queen Of The West
Career
Ordered:	unknown
Laid down:	1853
Launched:	Unknown
Acquired:	April 1862
Commissioned:	1862
Status:	scrapped July 1865
General Characteristics
Displacement:	406 tons
Length:	180 feet
Beam:	37 feet, 6 inches
Propulsion:	Steam engine
Speed:
Complement:	120 officers and men
Armament:	1 30-pounder cannon, 3 12-pounder howitzers

USS Monarch was a side paddle wheel ram in the United States Navy. Image File history File links US_unionjack36. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... A paddle steamer, paddleboat, or paddlewheeler is a ship driven by one or more paddle wheels driven by a steam engine. ... USS General Price, a Union ram and gunboat, near Baton Rouge, LA, 18 January 1864 A ram was a naval ship class in the 1860s. ... USN redirects here. ...

Monarch was built as a towboat at Fulton, Ohio, in 1853. She was converted to a ram in 1862 for service in the Ellet Ram Fleet under Lt. Col. Charles Ellet, Jr. operating on the Mississippi River in the American Civil War in conjunction with the Western Flotilla. The towboat Angelina pushes a barge in New Orleans. ... Fulton is a village located in Morrow County, Ohio. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Side Wheel Ram. ... Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... The Mississippi River Squadron was the official name to the Union squadron that operated on the western rivers during the American Civil War and was therefore commonly known as the Western Flotilla and sometimes as the Mississippi Flotilla. History The squadron was created on 16 May 1861 and was controlled...

Monarch was purchased at Pittsburgh in April 1862 and commissioned there, Capt. R. W. Sanford in command. Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ...

After fitting out at New Albany, Monarch began active duty with the Ram Fleet. Steaming downriver in May, she scouted Fort Pillow in June and joined Benton, Louisville, Carondelet, St. Louis, Cairo and her sister ship, Queen of the West, in the Battle of Memphis 6 June. Engaging the Confederate River Defense Fleet, the rams destroyed seven of the southern ships, wiping out the Defense Fleet as an effective naval force. Monarch rammed CSS Colonel Lovell and General Beauregard. The Union forces took Memphis 6 June, clearing the upper Mississippi of southern forts and naval craft. On 26 June, Monarch and Lancaster pursued General Earl Van Doren down the Mississippi and up the Yazoo River, the Confederates burning the ship below Yazoo City to prevent her capture. New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky. ... Fort Pillow is a fort in Henning, Tennessee on the Mississippi River that was used by both sides in the American Civil War. ... USS Benton was an ironclad river gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. ... The first USS Louisville was an ironclad centerwheel steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. ... See also USS Carondelet (IX-136) USS Carondelet, an ironclad river gunboat, was built in 1861 by James Eads and Co. ... The USS Baron DeKalb, named after General Baron DeKalb of Huittendorf, Bavaria, originally named the Saint Louis, was a Cairo-class ironclad river gunboat and one of seven city-class gunboats built at St. ... USS Cairo was an ironclad river gunboat in the United States Navy. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Charles Henry Davis Charles Ellet, Jr. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (traditional) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Government Republic President... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... hTe Yazoo River is a river in the U.S. state of Mississippi and the second longest tributary of the Mississippi River that flows into that river from the east (the longest is the Ohio River). ... Yazoo City is a city located in Yazoo County, Mississippi. ...

Beginning in June, Monarch operated against Vicksburg, Mississippi. Monarch and five other ships departed Helena, Arkansas, 16 August on an Army-Navy expedition up to Yazoo River with troops landing at various points along the shore and destroying batteries on the river. Union ships captured CSS Fairplay above Vicksburg 27 August; Monarch then cruised the Yazoo with General Bragg to prevent Confederate use of steamer Paul Jones and to hinder communications with Vicksburg. Later that year, Monarch swept torpedoes in the Yazoo. Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Polish wz. ...

Monarch joined 11 other ships in the expedition to capture Fort Hindman 4 January 1863, a point that David Dixon Porter noted as “a tough nut to crack.” Joining efforts with William Sherman’s troops 9 January, the Union ships shared in the capture of Fort Hindman 11 January. In February, Monarch steamed up the Yazoo to Greenville to relieve Commander Prichett, controlling guerrilla activity. In April, she joined Lioness, Horner, and Fulton in supporting Colonel Ellet’s marine brigade in the Tennessee. Portrait of David Dixon Porter during the Civil War David Dixon Porter (June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891) was a United States admiral who became one of the most noted naval heroes of the Civil War. ... Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman by Mathew Brady William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, and author. ... Greenville is a city located in Washington County, Mississippi. ...

With the fall of Vicksburg, in July, and the collapse of Confederate naval forces on the western rivers, the ram's mission was accomplished. She was dropped from the naval list in 1864, but remained in reserve, ready for recall to active service, until going to Mound City, Illinois for dismantling in July 1865. Mound City is a city located in Pulaski County, Illinois. ...

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