Capt. John Rodgers: Hero of the Battle of Wausau Sound
Presenter:
John V. Quarstein
Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center
About the lecture:
John Rodgers was the son of the War of 1812 hero Commodore John Rodgers. The younger Rodgers commanded the North Pacific Exploration and Surveying Expedition in 1854. When the war began, Rodgers went with Flag Officer Hiram Paulding to try to save Gosport Navy Yard on April 20, 1861. Instead, Rodgers participated in the yard’s destruction. Then Rodgers organized the Western Gunboat Flotilla and supervised the design of the City-class ironclads. Rodgers was detailed as commander of USS Galena and fought at the Battle of Drewry’s Bluff. He was reassigned to the monitor USS Weehawken and captured the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta during the June 17, 1863 Battle of Wausau Sound. He saw no further sea duty during the war and remained in the navy until his death in 1882.
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Image credit: The capture of CSS Atlanta (at left) by USS Weehawken, in Wassaw Sound, GA, 17 June 1863. Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 58896.
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