As I sit here in the sun looking at the Gulf of Mexico about fifty yards away.
One hundred and forty-seven years ago today, and about 3,000 to 4,000 miles away, coast wise, Confederate soldiers in the garrison were mighty brave to look out to sea where a huge Union armada was pounding away at them. Some 2,000 Union sailors and Marines were approaching along the beach north of the fort along with probably 8,000 soldiers poised to attack the riverside defenses.
To say the least, it was not a good time to be in that fort.
Later that night, the fort surrendered.
Adios Confederate Gibraltar. --Old B-Runner
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