![]() She actually came ashore at Jamestown Island,” said Jeanneret, a retired Navy veteran and a resident of Norfolk’s River Oaks subdivision. She sailed in the James River with the Monitor. “We’re representing the USS Aroostook (The Old Rooster). Cook Eric Jeanneret offered camp visitors an enlightening look at mess service and food preparation during the mid-19th century in the Union Navy. The preparation and service of food, known as Navy chow, were essential elements of daily Navy life aboard ship and ashore. A sailor was paid $18 per month, five dollars better than the army, according to Eberly. Paymaster Eberly handled the money and dealt with the contractors and buying food for the crew. We’re representing (the crew of) a ship that operated right here during the war.”Īs paymaster, Eberly’s primary duties included buying supplies for the ship and paying the sailors. The USS Aroostook destroyed the Confederate installations here on Jamestown Island. “It was protecting his flank and also clearing the river of any Confederate torpedoes or craft or gun emplacements on both sides of the river. “In the spring of 1862, the Union flotilla was formed to accompany McClellan’s army as it moved up the Peninsula here,” said Kurt Eberly, who portrayed the ship’s paymaster during the military event. Jamestown Settlement provides the living history units with a meal on Saturday night as well as supplies such as firewood, straw and water. He enjoys setting up camp and doing the two-day event. Virginia Beach resident Kurt Eberly regularly participates in the Military Through the Ages event with the association. Confederate gunners from the scuttled CSS Virginia helped repel the Federal naval attack from Drewry’s Bluff. Together the Federal flotilla steamed up the James River to attack Fort Darling at Drewry’s Bluff, the prime Confederate obstacle between Federal forces and Richmond. ![]() The USS Port Royal also served on the task force.įollowing the Battle of Hampton Roads and the destruction of the CSS Virginia, the diminutive Union flotilla added the ironclad USS Monitor and the US Revenue Steamer E. The USS Aroostook was assigned to the small Union flotilla on the James River commanded by Commander John Rodgers on the lightly ironclad flagship USS Galena. ” The Aroostook in 1862 anchored here at Jamestown and sent a landing party ashore, where we’re standing right now, to destroy an abandoned Confederate gun battery and magazine.” “Today we are representing the crew of the USS Aroostook, an Unadilla-class steam powered patrol boat that operated here in the James River,” said Mordica. While presenting a living history program at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, they might portray the crew of the flagship USS Minnesota. ![]() While most living history groups choose a specific regiment, tribe, or ship to portray all the time, Tidewater association members found the prospect of invariably depicting a particular vessel too limiting.Īt the Mariners’ Museum, they depicted the crew of the famous ironclad USS Monitor. The history of our country is wrapped strongly around the nautical world.” They love to learn more things about the lives of sailors,” explained Mordica. There’s a negativity to it according to Mordica. He believes there’s a social stigma in calling someone a reenactor. Mordica and his crew generally shy away from battle reenactments. E-Pilot Evening Edition Home Page Close Menu
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