Ship Island, MS

Record Data

Place Unit Type

Location or Site

Containing Unit

Mississippi

Date span		Type
12/03/1861	Union infantry arrives at Ship Island, Mississippi in the first build-up of forces intending to capture New Orleans	Battles/Soldiers
12/28/1861	Off Mississippi, a U.S. Navy steamer collides with a French warship sent to evacuate citizens from New Orleans	US/the World

Subject

Date	Title
12/04/1861	Brigadier General John W. Phelps, Proclamation to "The Loyal Citizens of the Southwest," December 4, 1861
12/27/1861	Flag Officer William W. McKean to Gideon Welles, Concerning Brigadier-General Phelps' Declaration, December 27, 1861