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CSS Grand Duke

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Sidewheel Steamer: Built in 1859 at by Howard at Jeffersonville, IN.
  • Launched in 1859
  • Outfitted as a cotton-clad gunboat for service with the Confederate army in February 1863
  • Commissioned in 1863 as CSS Grand Duke
  • Grand Duke transported troops to Fort Taylor, LA., late in February
  • On 14 April 1863 she was in company with the steamer CSS J.A. Cotton (II), and ram CSS Queen of the West when they were taken under attack on the Atchafalaya River, LA., by Union vessels USS Estrella, USS Calhounu, and USS Arizona
  • Grand Duke's speed, turning power, and superior piloting allowed the steamer to escape up river
  • On 4 May 1863 Grand Duke and J.A. Cotton (II) were taking on guns, ordnance stores, and other public property prior to the evacuation of Fort De Russy, LA., when a Union reconnaissance force that included USS Albatross, Estrella and Arizona hove into view. In the ensuing hour-long engagement, each of the principal contestants sustained damage, but the Union ships withdrew, allowing the Confederates to remove their materiel further up the Red River and to delay the Federal advance by obstructing the river
  • Final Disposition, Grand Duke was ordered to Shreveport, LA., where she burned late in 1863
    Specifications:
    Displacement 508 t.
    Length 205'
    Beam 35'
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Draft 7'6"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    steam engine
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