USS Osage (1863)
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USS Osage was a single-turreted Neosho-class monitor built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War. After completion in mid-1863 by Edward Hartt, the ship patrolled the Mississippi River agai
Osage at anchor
Fort DeRussy (Louisiana)
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Fort DeRussy, located south of Alexandria, Louisiana, and four miles north of Marksville, was a Confederate earthwork stronghold during the American Civil War. It was built in 1862 to defend the lower
USS Osage (1863)
…Admiral David Porter's Mississippi Squadron. Osage participated in the Red River Campaign in March–May 1864, during which she supported the capture of Fort DeRussy in March and participated in the Battle of Blair's Landing in April. The ship was grounded on a sandbar for six months after the end of the campaign…
Fort DeRussy, from a sketch by Owen G. Long
Fort DeRussy in Louisiana.
Plan showing the defenses of Fort DeRussy
A drawing of Fort DeRussy sometime after its capture