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Photo # NH 58943:  USS Tacony and other ships engaging Confederates at Plymouth, N.C., 31 October 1864.

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USS Tacony (1864-1868)

USS Tacony, a 974-ton Sassacus class "Double-Ender" side-wheel gunboat, was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Commissioned in February 1864, she was en route to the Gulf of Mexico when her orders were changed, diverting her to the North Carolina Sounds. On 31 October 1864, while serving in that area, she participated in the capture of Plymouth, N.C. Tacony next was involved in the December 1864 and January 1865 assaults on Fort Fisher, N.C. Following blockade duty during the rest of the Civil War, she generally remained active until her final decommissioning in October 1867. USS Tacony was sold in Autust 1868.

This page features the only views we have concerning USS Tacony.


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Photo #: NH 58943

"Capture of Plymouth, N.C. Oct. 1864"


19th Century photograph of a painting by Acting Second Engineer Alexander C. Stuart, USN, 1864.
It depicts USS Commodore Hull (at left) leading the "Double-Ender" gunboats Tacony, Shamrock, Otsego and Wyalusing in engaging Confederate batteries at Plymouth, North Carolina, on 31 October 1864. Small vessels lashed to the gunboats' unengaged sides include USS Whitehead (beside Tacony), USS Bazely (beside Shamrock) and Belle (beside Otsego).

Collection of Surgeon H.P. Babcock, USN. Donated by his son, George R. Babcock, 1939.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: NH 79933

Michael C. Horgan, Landsman, USN


Halftone photograph published in "Deeds of Valor", Volume II, page 77, by the Perrien-Keydel Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1907.
He was reportedly awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism aboard USS Tacony during the capture of Plymouth, North Carolina, on 31 October 1864.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: LC-USZ62-144

"Bombardment of Fort Fisher"

"Jan. 15th 1865"

Lithograph after a drawing by T.F. Laycock, published by Endicott & Co., New York, 1865, depicting the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron bombarding Fort Fisher, North Carolina, in preparation for its capture. The print is dedicated to Commodore S.W. Godon, USN.
Ships present, as named on the original print, are identified in Photo Number LC-USZ62-144 (Complete Caption).

Collections of the Library of Congress.

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Photo #: NH 59170

"Second Attack upon Fort Fisher, showing the positions of the vessels, and the lines of fire", 13-15 January 1865


Chart by Walter A. Lane, published in "The Soldier in our Civil War", Volume II.
The positions of 58 ships are represented on the chart.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Related image: Photo # NH 105364 is a view of a Medal of Honor awarded to USS Tacony crew member Henry Brutsche for his conduct during the 31 October 1864 capture of Plymouth, North Carolina.


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Page made 14 November 1999
New image added 31 December 2007