FEBRUARY 1ST
USS Montauk and other ships again tested Fort McAllister in Georgia. The ironclad moved to within 600 yards of the fort and took 48 hits in a four-hour period. The Confederates noted the monitor's fire was quite accurate as well. The Montauk had two of the largest guns ever used, a 15 and 11-inch caliber.
Rear Admiral Porter reports seizure of a lot of cotton at Point Chicot on the Mississippi River and suggests that product should be a major target of Union forces and sold for Union use.
The USS Paissac reconnoitered the Wilmington River.
Keeping Up the Pressure. --Old B-Runner
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