Historedia
Group or institution

USS Essex

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name USS Essex, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Baton Rouge and the scuttling of CSS Arkansas

    1862

    Role: Union Ironclad

    1. August 5, 1862 · East Baton Rouge ParishBattle of Baton Rouge

      Confederate forces attacked Union-occupied Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862, but were repulsed, resulting in a Union victory that halted Confederate attempts to recapture the capital.

Sources

  1. Battle of Baton Rouge (1862) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
  2. USS Essex (1856) Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-16