the Confederate batteries at Day's Point. Unable to carry out her assignment, Jamestown retired up the James River as far as Drewry's Bluff, where on May 15, 1862, she was sunk to obstruct the channel. Commanders The commanders of the CSS Jamestown were: Lt. Joseph Nicholson Barney (1861–1862) Lt. George W. Harrison (May 1862, temporarily) See also List of ships of the Confederate States Navy Steamships Bibliography of American Civil War naval history James River Squadron Union Navy Bibliography References Ships of the Confederate States Navy Virginia in the American Civil War Shipwrecks of the James River Scuttled vessels Shipwrecks of the American Civil War Ships built in New York City 1853 ships Maritime incidents in May 1862