During the course of this Civil War Sesquicentennial, I will be reporting on some Naval actions as listed in the Civil War Naval Chronology. I will always include anything taking place around Wilmington and the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, including blockade-runners being captured.
DECEMBER 15TH-- USS Jamestown, Cmdr. Green, captured Confederate sloop Havelock near Cape Fear River, NC.
DECEMBER 17TH-- Flag Officer Foote, commanding Naval forces in the Western Waters issued a General Order saying that he wished to have religious services on ships under his command on Sundays, "Discipline to be permanent must be based on moral grounds."
Also, seven of the "Stone Fleet" vessels sunk off the Savannah River.
DECEMBER 19TH-- Confederates demolish lighthouse on Morris Island, near Charleston, SC.
DECEMBER 20TH-- "Stone Fleet" sunk at Charleston by Captain C.H. Gordon.
Steamer Gordon ran the blockade off Wilmington.
Stone You, Stone Me. --Old B-Runner
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