Union Problems On The James River in Virginia
Robert E. Lee's Seven Days Campaign in late June and early July had turned back a Union drive toward Richmond, Virginia, and had penned up the Federal army in a small area at Harrison's Landing on the northern bank of the James River. Support fire from Federal gunboats already operating on the river had helped to save the Union force from destruction; and, on 8 July, Washington — recognizing the value of naval firepower — wired Farragut to send 12 of these schooners to Hampton Roads, Virginia, to reinforce the James River Flotilla.
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