JANUARY 25TH
Sec. of Navy Welles writes Flag Officer Du Pont, commanding the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron about "the importance of a rigorous blockade" over all his charge. It causes "distress and cripple the States in insurrection, plus denies foreign governments any effort "to aid and relieve" the Confederacy.
JANUARY 26TH
The second "Stone Fleet" sunk in Charleston Harbor at Maffitt's Channel. The first had already been sunk in the Main Channel back on Dec. 20th.
JANUARY 27TH
A Union fleet and 2,400 troops conduct a reconnaissance of Wassaw Sound, Georgia. Savannah thrown into great alarm.
JANUARY 29TH
Flag Officer Foote and General Grant believe Fort Henry can be taken with four gunboats and troops.
Flag Officer Goldsborough reports that all vessels intended for the Roanoke Island attack are over the bar at Hatteras Inlet. The troopships are over it as well.
There is still fear of the new Confederate ironclad being built on the hull of the old USS Merrimack. Captain John Marston wants the USS Congress to remain on station in case of an attack by the new ironclad. Lots of rumors circulating around Hampton Roads as to how ready the Confederate ship is.
Things Heating Up. --Old B-Runner
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