Continued from Feb. 22nd. This is a follow up to the Feb. 20th entry on the salt works.
On September 8, 1862, the Kingfisher bombarded and boat crews landed to destroy the Confederate salt works at St. Joseph, Florida.
After that, scurvy became a problem on board and the ship was ordered to Boston for repairs and to get the crew better. After that, it was stationed with the South Atlantic Blockading Fleet and a station off St. Helena Sound, South Carolina, where the ship was commended for its reconnaissance work and land operations.
It grounded on Combahee Bank in St. Helena Sound March 28, 1864. All efforts to get it off failed and the ship was abandoned April 5th.
Quite the Busy Ship. --Old B-Runner
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