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January 23, 1865 - Battle of City Point, VA (James River, Trent's Reach). A Confederate fleet sails from Richmond, VA, down the James River to attack the Federal supply depot at City Point, only to have the Drewry, CSS Richmond, Scorpion, and Virginia No. 2 run aground.
America's Civil War: Desperate Ironclad Assault at Trent's Reach
With Confederate forces strangled at Petersburg, the Southern Navy prepared to assault the enemy's supply depot at City Point. But first, Rebel ships had to get past Trent's Reach.
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