AH-WR-0978

CSS George Page

Gunboat · Confederate States of America · Lost 1862 · Chesapeake Bay

A converted Confederate steamer destroyed near Evansport on the Potomac as Southern forces abandoned their river batteries in early 1862.

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

George Page was a civilian steamer taken into Confederate service on the Potomac River, used in support of the Confederate batteries erected at Evansport (near Quantico Creek) to obstruct Union shipping. When Confederate forces withdrew from the Potomac line in early March 1862, the vessel was destroyed rather than left for Union capture. Her loss marked the end of the short-lived Confederate blockade of the lower Potomac.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Confederate States Navy

Loss

Date: March 9, 1862
Cause: Intentional sinking
Location: Quantico Creek off Evansport (Confederate battery position), Potomac River
Water: Potomac River
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Evansport (Quantico), Virginia
Region: Chesapeake Bay

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)

This vessel's construction details and exact destruction site are not established in the sources reviewed.

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
Confederate evacuation of the Evansport batteries and destruction of vessels in March 1862.