LCDR Thomas Mckean Buchanan
Thomas Mckean Buchanan was serving as a Navy Lieutenant Commander in the Gunboat Fleet during the U.S. Civil War when he was killed in battle off the coast of Bayon Teck, LA.
He served as Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900
About Thomas Mckean Buchanan:
Name: Thomas Mckean Buchanan
Rank Information: Acting Midshipman, Midshipman, Passed Midshipman, Master, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander
Service Dates: 1 Oct 1851, 9 Jun 1855, 15 Apr 1858, 4 Nov 1858, 18 Jul 1860
Military Branch: US Navy Officers (1798-1900)
Death Date: 14 Jan 1863
Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 about Thomas Mckean Buchanan
Name: Thomas Mckean Buchanan
Death Date: 14 Jan 1863
Military Branch: Navy
Veteran of Which War: U.S. Civil War
Cemetery Name: Union Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Bellefonte; Centre County, Pennsylvania
REAR ADMIRAL FARRAOUT REPORTS DEATH OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Thomas Buchanan Mckean and engagement at bayou teche January 15 1863 Sir It becomes my painful duty to report to you the death of Lieutenant Commander Thomas McKean Buchanan who lost his life yesterday January 14 in an attack upon the rebel steamer Cotton and the batteries erected at the oh structions in the river Techc The Calhoun lost also two men and had five wounded Lieutenant Commander Buchanan was one of our most gallant and persevering young officers He informed me two days ago that he thought the enemy was about to make an attack on him and that he would anticipate them In reply to my letter iu which I enjoined him to do his whole duty on this occasion he assured me that I need give myself no uneasiness upon that score as they had all determined to go down rather than surrender It appears however that he lost his life by pushing forward according to General Weitzel account too recklessly but his efforts were fully successful and drove the enemy from his positions as will be seen by the reports of Lieutenant Commander AP Cooke and General Weitzel copies of which are hereto appended Our forces are now endeavoring to pull up the obstructions and follow the Cotton up the Teche Very respectfully your obedient servant DG FARRAGUT Rear Admiral Hon Gideon Welles Secretary of the Navy Major General Banks Report New ORLEANS January 15 1863 t My Dear Sir General Weitzel telegraphs that Lieutenant Commander Buchanan was killed yesterday by a shot from a ritle pit He speaks of it as the result of a rash act in advancing the only fault of a very brave and honorable man There were three men killed yesterday and some wounded I hope to hear further to day from the general and will send you information The ammunition requested by General Weitzel was forwarded this morning at 5 o clock Steamers have also been sent to Berwick's bay for transportation of his troops in case of accident Very truly yours NP BANKS Major General Commanding Admiral Farragut bnited States ship Hartford New Orleans
USS Kinsman (1854) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy from the Union Army during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kinsman_%281854%29
USS Calhoun (1862-1864).
Previously CSS Calhoun (1861-1862).
Later U.S. Army steamer General Sedgewick (1864-1865)
USS Calhoun, an 508-ton side-wheel gunboat, was built in 1851 at New York City as the civilian steamer Calhoun. She became a Confederate privateer in May 1861 and operated successfully over the next five months, taking six prizes. The Confederate Navy took her over later in the year for service as a gunboat in the lower Mississippi River area. CSS Calhoun took part in the attack on Federal warships at the Mississippi River's Head of Passes on 12 October 1861. Three months later, on 23 January 1862, she was captured by USS Samuel Rotan off the river's Southwest Pass.
The U.S. Navy soon acquired the steamer for its own purposes, placing her in commission as USS Calhoun in March 1862. She initially served as a blockader, capturing several vessels off the Mississippi and in inland waters. Beginning in November 1862, she participated in several engagements with Confederate warships and forces ashore, helping to destroy the steamer J.A. Cotton on 14 January 1863 and the ram Queen of the West on 14 April 1863. She operated in the Mississippi Sound area from mid-1863 and in February 1864 was Rear Admiral Farragut's flagship during a series of bombardments of Fort Powell, at the western entrance of Mobile Bay.
Decommissioned in May 1864, Calhoun was turned over to the U.S. Army in early June. She served as the Army steamer General Sedgewick for the rest of the Civil War. Sold in 1865, she regained her old name and had a long subsequent career as the SS Calhoun.
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