Ward suggested a “Flying Flotilla” of light draft vessels be formed to operate in the Chesapeake and its tributaries. George Frederick Pearson, Octo– 1866 “Flying Flotilla” or Potomac FlotillaĪpril 22 1861: James Harmon Ward, commanding the receiving ship USS North Carolina at the New York Navy Yard, proposed a plan for the protection of the Chesapeake Bay and capital areas.
John Berrien Montgomery 1859 – January 2 1862 Squadrons of the US Navy 1861-1865 The Pacific Squadron