Rainbow Bluff Expedition
The Rainbow Bluff Expedition took place on December 9, 1864 during the American Civil War. The Confederate water mines caused the Union naval force to cancel the expedition.
| Rainbow Bluff Expedition | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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David Porter Innis N. Palmer |
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| Strength | |||||||
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2 Gunboats Tugboat Bazely | Several Water mines | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Otsego and Basely sunk | none | ||||||
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