George Allstrum, Ordinary Seaman, US Navy, Civil War, Lost his Life on board USS Richmond
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profilesabout George Allstrum
Name: George Allstrum
Residence: Gloucester, Massachusetts
Age at enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 7 Jan 1861
Rank at enlistment: Landsman
Enlistment Place: Boston, MA
State Served: UN
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in the UN Navy on 01 Jul 1861.
Promoted to Full Ordinary Seaman.
Mustered out on 28 Jun 1862.
Birth Date: abt 1840
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
The USS Richmond was a wooden steam sloop in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Vicksburg and Port Hudson
Farragut's squadron, with Richmond in company, successfully passed Vicksburg exchanging heavy fire on 28 June 1862 and was present when Farragut's fleet joined with Commodore Charles H. Davis' Western Flotilla above Vicksburg on 1 July 1862. Richmond again suffered two killed and was damaged almost as severely as during the New Orleans campaign. On 15 July 1862 the Confederate casemate ram Arkansas came out of the Yazoo River and ran past the Union Fleet above Vicksburg. Although hotly pursued by Richmond and other ships, the ram escaped to shelter under the Confederate batteries at Vicksburg. Farragut's fleet again raced past Vicksburg and Richmond continued to provide escort for supply steamers and shore bombardment support.
In one of the fiercest engagements of the war, Farragut's squadron attempted to pass the Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson some 15 miles upriver from Baton Rouge on 14 March 1863. Only Hartford and Albatross succeeded in running the gauntlet, the remainder of the fleet having to turn back. Richmond, lashed alongside Genesee, found she could make no headway against the strong current as she came under fire from the shore batteries. Her executive officer, Comdr. Andrew B. Cummings, was mortally wounded. Richmond was struck soon afterward by a 42 pounder shell which ruptured her steam lines, filling the engine room and berth deck with live steam. As Genesee was unable to tow Richmond against the current, the two ships reversed course, passing again through heavy shore fire. Attempts by General Nathaniel P. Banks' Union Army troops to take Port Hudson on 27 May were no more successful and Federal forces afloat and ashore settled down for a long siege. Richmond continued to perform exacting duties, occasionally providing guns and their crews for use ashore.
Meanwhile strenuous efforts to take Vicksburg finally forced that city to surrender to General Grant on 4 July 1863. Five days later, the Richmond and other ships below Port Hudson helped Union ground forces to take possession of that last Confederate bastion on the Mississippi.
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U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profilesabout George Allstrum
Name: George Allstrum
Residence: Gloucester, Massachusetts
Age at enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 7 Jan 1861
Rank at enlistment: Landsman
Enlistment Place: Boston, MA
State Served: UN
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in the UN Navy on 01 Jul 1861.
Promoted to Full Ordinary Seaman.
Mustered out on 28 Jun 1862.
Birth Date: abt 1840
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
The USS Richmond was a wooden steam sloop in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Vicksburg and Port Hudson
Farragut's squadron, with Richmond in company, successfully passed Vicksburg exchanging heavy fire on 28 June 1862 and was present when Farragut's fleet joined with Commodore Charles H. Davis' Western Flotilla above Vicksburg on 1 July 1862. Richmond again suffered two killed and was damaged almost as severely as during the New Orleans campaign. On 15 July 1862 the Confederate casemate ram Arkansas came out of the Yazoo River and ran past the Union Fleet above Vicksburg. Although hotly pursued by Richmond and other ships, the ram escaped to shelter under the Confederate batteries at Vicksburg. Farragut's fleet again raced past Vicksburg and Richmond continued to provide escort for supply steamers and shore bombardment support.
In one of the fiercest engagements of the war, Farragut's squadron attempted to pass the Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson some 15 miles upriver from Baton Rouge on 14 March 1863. Only Hartford and Albatross succeeded in running the gauntlet, the remainder of the fleet having to turn back. Richmond, lashed alongside Genesee, found she could make no headway against the strong current as she came under fire from the shore batteries. Her executive officer, Comdr. Andrew B. Cummings, was mortally wounded. Richmond was struck soon afterward by a 42 pounder shell which ruptured her steam lines, filling the engine room and berth deck with live steam. As Genesee was unable to tow Richmond against the current, the two ships reversed course, passing again through heavy shore fire. Attempts by General Nathaniel P. Banks' Union Army troops to take Port Hudson on 27 May were no more successful and Federal forces afloat and ashore settled down for a long siege. Richmond continued to perform exacting duties, occasionally providing guns and their crews for use ashore.
Meanwhile strenuous efforts to take Vicksburg finally forced that city to surrender to General Grant on 4 July 1863. Five days later, the Richmond and other ships below Port Hudson helped Union ground forces to take possession of that last Confederate bastion on the Mississippi.
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George Allstrum, Ordinary Seaman, US Navy, Civil War, Lost his Life on board USS Richmond
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profilesabout George Allstrum
Name: George Allstrum
Residence: Gloucester, Massachusetts
Age at enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 7 Jan 1861
Rank at enlistment: Landsman
Enlistment Place: Boston, MA
State Served: UN
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in the UN Navy on 01 Jul 1861.
Promoted to Full Ordinary Seaman.
Mustered out on 28 Jun 1862.
Birth Date: abt 1840
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
The USS Richmond was a wooden steam sloop in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Vicksburg and Port Hudson
Farragut's squadron, with Richmond in company, successfully passed Vicksburg exchanging heavy fire on 28 June 1862 and was present when Farragut's fleet joined with Commodore Charles H. Davis' Western Flotilla above Vicksburg on 1 July 1862. Richmond again suffered two killed and was damaged almost as severely as during the New Orleans campaign. On 15 July 1862 the Confederate casemate ram Arkansas came out of the Yazoo River and ran past the Union Fleet above Vicksburg. Although hotly pursued by Richmond and other ships, the ram escaped to shelter under the Confederate batteries at Vicksburg. Farragut's fleet again raced past Vicksburg and Richmond continued to provide escort for supply steamers and shore bombardment support.
In one of the fiercest engagements of the war, Farragut's squadron attempted to pass the Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson some 15 miles upriver from Baton Rouge on 14 March 1863. Only Hartford and Albatross succeeded in running the gauntlet, the remainder of the fleet having to turn back. Richmond, lashed alongside Genesee, found she could make no headway against the strong current as she came under fire from the shore batteries. Her executive officer, Comdr. Andrew B. Cummings, was mortally wounded. Richmond was struck soon afterward by a 42 pounder shell which ruptured her steam lines, filling the engine room and berth deck with live steam. As Genesee was unable to tow Richmond against the current, the two ships reversed course, passing again through heavy shore fire. Attempts by General Nathaniel P. Banks' Union Army troops to take Port Hudson on 27 May were no more successful and Federal forces afloat and ashore settled down for a long siege. Richmond continued to perform exacting duties, occasionally providing guns and their crews for use ashore.
Meanwhile strenuous efforts to take Vicksburg finally forced that city to surrender to General Grant on 4 July 1863. Five days later, the Richmond and other ships below Port Hudson helped Union ground forces to take possession of that last Confederate bastion on the Mississippi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Richmond_%281860%29
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U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profilesabout George Allstrum
Name: George Allstrum
Residence: Gloucester, Massachusetts
Age at enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 7 Jan 1861
Rank at enlistment: Landsman
Enlistment Place: Boston, MA
State Served: UN
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in the UN Navy on 01 Jul 1861.
Promoted to Full Ordinary Seaman.
Mustered out on 28 Jun 1862.
Birth Date: abt 1840
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
The USS Richmond was a wooden steam sloop in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Vicksburg and Port Hudson
Farragut's squadron, with Richmond in company, successfully passed Vicksburg exchanging heavy fire on 28 June 1862 and was present when Farragut's fleet joined with Commodore Charles H. Davis' Western Flotilla above Vicksburg on 1 July 1862. Richmond again suffered two killed and was damaged almost as severely as during the New Orleans campaign. On 15 July 1862 the Confederate casemate ram Arkansas came out of the Yazoo River and ran past the Union Fleet above Vicksburg. Although hotly pursued by Richmond and other ships, the ram escaped to shelter under the Confederate batteries at Vicksburg. Farragut's fleet again raced past Vicksburg and Richmond continued to provide escort for supply steamers and shore bombardment support.
In one of the fiercest engagements of the war, Farragut's squadron attempted to pass the Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson some 15 miles upriver from Baton Rouge on 14 March 1863. Only Hartford and Albatross succeeded in running the gauntlet, the remainder of the fleet having to turn back. Richmond, lashed alongside Genesee, found she could make no headway against the strong current as she came under fire from the shore batteries. Her executive officer, Comdr. Andrew B. Cummings, was mortally wounded. Richmond was struck soon afterward by a 42 pounder shell which ruptured her steam lines, filling the engine room and berth deck with live steam. As Genesee was unable to tow Richmond against the current, the two ships reversed course, passing again through heavy shore fire. Attempts by General Nathaniel P. Banks' Union Army troops to take Port Hudson on 27 May were no more successful and Federal forces afloat and ashore settled down for a long siege. Richmond continued to perform exacting duties, occasionally providing guns and their crews for use ashore.
Meanwhile strenuous efforts to take Vicksburg finally forced that city to surrender to General Grant on 4 July 1863. Five days later, the Richmond and other ships below Port Hudson helped Union ground forces to take possession of that last Confederate bastion on the Mississippi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Richmond_%281860%29
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