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EDWARD BARRETT Civil War Union Navy Officer Signed and Inscribed Carte de Visite

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EDWARD BARRETT Civil War Union Navy Officer Signed and Inscribed Carte de Visite
Civil War CDVs
Lt. Commander Edward Barrett Civil War Union Navy Nicely Signed and Inscribed War Period Carte de Visite
EDWARD BARRETT. Civil War Union Navy Commanding Officer of the Ironclad Monitor USS Catskill.
c. 1863 Civil War, Carte de Visite Photograph, Civil War Union Navy Lieut. Commander Edward Barrett Signed and Inscribed, “"With best wishes of - Yours sincerely - E. Barrett - Commander, U.S.N." on the reverse, Choice Very Fine. The back side of the card mount also has the mark of the photographer from Montevideo, Uruguay and has some surface thins that are well away from the signature and inscription. This image has a very rare vignette, bust portrait of Commander Barrett in his full Naval uniform. This original, Albumen Photograph is mounted on its original, gold border card mount to an overall size of 2 3/8" x 4". The inscription and signature on the back are clear and well written, entirely in the hand of Lieut. Commander Barrett.
Commander Edward Barrett assumed Command of the USS Catskill when her commanding officer, Commander Rodgers, was killed in action on August 17, 1863. This being while directing the fire of his ship against Charleston's forts. The ship was hit by Confederate gunfire on several occasions, but skillful work by her crew - under the command of Lieutenant Commander Edward Barrett - returned her to action without returning for repairs.

The USS Catskill reported for duty at Port Royal, S.C., on March 5th, 1863, and for the remainder of the war operated intensively on the blockade off Charleston, S.C.. The single-turreted "Passaic"-class monitor was damaged by Confederate gunfire during the April 7, 1863 attack on Fort Sumter that demonstrated both the strengths of well-defended fortifications and the limitations of monitor-type ironclads. That began the lengthy series of operations against the strongly fortified and stoutly defended harbor. From July to September 1863 the USS Catskill repeatedly took part in attacks on the batteries and forts protecting Charleston from the sea. She also cruised on picket duty, guarding other ships of the squadron from the determined and ingenious attacks launched against them, and patrolling constantly against blockade runners.

Under the Command of Lieut. Commander Edward Barrett the USS Catskill destroyed the grounded blockade runner CSN Prince Albert off Fort Moultrie on August 9th, 1864. When Charleston was evacuated, on February 18th, 1865, she boarded and took possession of the grounded blockade runner, CSN Deer, and later in that day raised the flag over another grounded steamer, CSN Celt.