| 词条 | Battle of Saint Charles |
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|conflict =Battle of Saint Charles {{small|Engagement at St. Charles}} |partof =the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War |image =Battle of Saint Charles.jpg |image_size =300px |caption =Battle at St. Charles, White River, Arkansas: Explosion of {{USS|Mound City}} |date =June 17, 1862 |place =Arkansas County, Arkansas |result =Union victory |combatant1 ={{flag|United States|1861}} |combatant2 ={{flag|Confederate States|1861}} |commander1 =Col. Graham N. Fitch Cdr. Augustus H. Kilty |commander2 =Capt. Joseph Fry, C.S.N. |strength1 =8 Union ships |strength2 =Several Confederate batteries |casualties1 =177 |casualties2 =26 |notes = |campaignbox ={{Campaignbox Operations on the White River}} }} The Battle of St. Charles (also known as the Engagement at St. Charles) was a naval engagement and infantry battle during the American Civil War. It was fought on June 17, 1862, between eight Union ships, including {{USS|Mound City}}, and several Confederate shore guns. A Confederate gun hit Mound City{{'}}s steam drum, causing an explosion which resulted in heavy casualties: 105 of the 175-man crew were killed. USS Mound City was then towed back to Memphis, Tennessee, and repaired. BattleOn the morning of June 17, 1862, USS Mound City, St. Louis, {{USS|Lexington|1861|2}}, {{USS|Conestoga|1861|2}}, and transports, under the command of Commander Augustus Kilty, proceeded up White River towards St. Charles, Arkansas, attempting to resupply Major General Samuel R. Curtis's army near Jacksonport. A few miles below Saint Charles, the 46th Indiana Infantry, under the command of Colonel Graham N. Fitch, disembarked, formed a skirmish line, and proceeded upriver towards the Confederate batteries on Saint Charles' bluffs, under the command of Captain Joseph Fry of the Confederate States Navy. At the same time, the Union gunboats went upriver to engage the Confederate batteries; Mound City was hit and her steam drum exploded scalding most of the crew to death. More than 125 sailors from Mound City were killed, but the other ship was towed to safety. Col. Fitch halted the gunboat activities to prevent further loss and then undertook an attack on the Confederate batteries with his infantry. The 46th Indiana turned the Confederate flank which ended the firing from the batteries and left Saint Charles open to Union occupation. Battlefield PreservationThe site of the land portion of the battle is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the St. Charles Battle Site, and the battle is memorialized by the St. Charles Battle Monument in downtown St. Charles. More than 82 percent of the battlefield is protected from development by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission.[2] References{{NPS.Gov|sourceURL=[https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ar002.htm]}}1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Saint Charles Battlefield Profile|url=https://www.nps.gov/abpp/cwsii/ArkansasBattlefieldProfiles/Pea%20Ridge%20to%20Saint%20Charles.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=16 June 2017}} [1]}} External links
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