EMMA - Revision history

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-02-02T18:19:52Z

updated ship names section

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	Captured July 24 1863<br/>		Captured July 24 1863<br/>
	Purchased as war prize by U. S. Navy September 30 1863<br/><br/>		Purchased as war prize by U. S. Navy September 30 1863<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS EMMA'''<br/>		<li>'''USS EMMA''' (Screw Steamer)<br/>
	Put to sea November 4 1863<br/>		Put to sea November 4 1863<br/>
	Decommissioned August 39 1865<br/><br/>		Decommissioned August 39 1865<br/><br/>

JonBurdett: upgrade page

2015-10-28T04:14:26Z

upgrade page

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 bottom of the page. A short description would be something like "added 5 naval covers".
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-Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
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-"EMMA, a screw steamer, was captured 24 July 1863 while running the blockade by the Army transport ARAGO; purchased by the Navy from the New York prize court 30 September 1863; fitted out at New York Navy Yard; and put to sea on 4 November 1863, Acting Master G. B. Livingston in command.<br/>
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-Emma arrived at Newport News, Va., 7 November 1863 to patrol with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron until the end of the war. Enforcing the blockade, she played a significant role in the Navy's indispensable contribution to victory through isolating the South from oversea sources of supply. Emma joined in the destruction of blockade runner Ella off Wilmington, N.C., 6 December 1864, and the attacks on Fort Fisher of 24 and 25 December 1864 and 13 to 15 January 1865.<br/>
+<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
-On 26 April 1865, Emma sailed from Fort Caswell, N.C., with an urgent message from General W. T. Sherman to Rear Admiral J. A. Dahlgren, commanding the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, which warned the Admiral that Confederate President Davis and his cabinet, not yet located, might attempt to escape by way of Florida to Cuba. Emma put in to Key West on this cruise, then returned to patrol the Carolina coast until 24 August, when she arrived at Boston. There she was decommissioned 30 August 1865 and sold 1 November 1865." {DANFS}
+This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
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 Addressed to William Manning, "North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Beaufort North Carolina"
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JonBurdett: added one cover

2015-10-26T16:35:58Z

added one cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:35, 26 October 2015
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><th ~~valign~~="center" ~~align~~="center" width="60">~~Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close~~-~~Up Image~~		<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	</th><th ~~valign~~="center" ~~align~~="center" width="~~320~~">~~Thumbnail Link To~~<br/>~~Full Cover Front Image~~		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th ~~valign="center"~~ align="center" width="60">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark ~~or Back~~ Image		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	</th><th ~~valign~~="center">~~Primary Date~~<br/>~~Postmark Type~~<br/>~~Killer Bar Text~~		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	~~<br/>---------<br/>Cachet Category</th>~~</tr></table>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<!-- ~~=====================~~============== -->		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	~~<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->~~		<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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	<tr><td ~~valign~~="center" ~~align~~="center" width="~~60" rowspan="2~~">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	N/A		Flushing NY<br/>CDS - Bullseye
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			1863-12-16
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Emma_ScSteamer_18631216_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Emma_ScSteamer_18631216_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	~~N/A~~		No Image
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	~~1863-12-16<br/>Bullseye killer<br/>Flushing NY~~
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	~~Mail to Sailor~~
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	Addressed to William Manning, "North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Wilmington North Carolina or Else Where"		Addressed to William Manning, "North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Wilmington North Carolina or Else Where"
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Plainfield NJ<br/>CDS
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1864-03-04
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			[[Image:JonBurdett emma 18640304.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:JonBurdett emma 18640304 back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Addressed to William Manning, "North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Beaufort North Carolina"
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GregCiesielski at 23:07, 11 July 2009

2009-07-11T23:07:36Z

New page

Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
   
"EMMA, a screw steamer, was captured 24 July 1863 while running the blockade by the Army transport ARAGO; purchased by the Navy from the New York prize court 30 September 1863; fitted out at New York Navy Yard; and put to sea on 4 November 1863, Acting Master G. B. Livingston in command. 
Emma arrived at Newport News, Va., 7 November 1863 to patrol with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron until the end of the war. Enforcing the blockade, she played a significant role in the Navy's indispensable contribution to victory through isolating the South from oversea sources of supply. Emma joined in the destruction of blockade runner Ella off Wilmington, N.C., 6 December 1864, and the attacks on Fort Fisher of 24 and 25 December 1864 and 13 to 15 January 1865. 
On 26 April 1865, Emma sailed from Fort Caswell, N.C., with an urgent message from General W. T. Sherman to Rear Admiral J. A. Dahlgren, commanding the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, which warned the Admiral that Confederate President Davis and his cabinet, not yet located, might attempt to escape by way of Florida to Cuba. Emma put in to Key West on this cruise, then returned to patrol the Carolina coast until 24 August, when she arrived at Boston. There she was decommissioned 30 August 1865 and sold 1 November 1865." {DANFS}
   
Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also
the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything
of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the
classification types for all postmarks based on the [[Locy_System | Locy System]].



   <table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th valign="center" align="center" width="60">Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image
</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image
</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="60">Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image
</th><th valign="center">Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text
 --------- Cachet Category</th></tr></table>






   <table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="60" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Emma_ScSteamer_18631216_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="60" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1863-12-16 Bullseye killer Flushing NY
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Mail to Sailor
</td></tr></table>
Addressed to William Manning, "North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Wilmington North Carolina or Else Where"




 
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