Battle of Wassaw Sound

The Battle of Wassaw Sound was an American Civil War naval battle between the Confederate ram CSS Atlanta under Captain William Webb and the Passaic-class ironclad monitors USS Weehawken and USS Nahant and the gunboat USS Cimmerone, which took place on 17 June 1863 in Wassaw Sound, a bay in the present day state of Georgia. Atlanta ran aground while attempting to break the Union blockade, and after a short battle surrendered to the Union forces. Captain Rodgers became a national hero, and he was promoted to commodore and received the Thanks of Congress as a result of his decisive victory.

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Location: 31.9336, -80.9497, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1863 Battle of Wassaw Sound

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1776 Battle of the Rice Boats

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1779 Siege of Savannah

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1862 Battle of Fort Pulaski

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1864 Battle of Fort McAllister

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Fort Pulaski	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of the Rice Boats	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Siege of Savannah	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Fort Pulaski	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Wassaw Sound	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Fort McAllister	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		CSS Nashville	ship	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort James Jackson	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort McAllister	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Screven Historic District	historic district, artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Old Fort Jackson	fort, heritage site	Wikidata
site	fort	1829	Fort Pulaski National Monument	fort, heritage site, National Monument of the United States, national monument, National Park System unit, National Park Service	Wikidata
site	museum		Webb Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		CSS Georgia	ironclad warship, shipwreck	Wikidata