Tag: Graves (George W.)

MOLLUS Collection says: U.S. Ship “Miami.” Lieut. G.W. Graves.

Wikipedia says: [From late 1864], Miami operated in the James River now commanded by Lt. George W Graves, playing an important role in the naval effort, assisting Grant’s unrelenting pressures on the Confederate capitol which finally forced Lee to surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia on April 9, 1865.