MARCH 23RD
Lt. Webb, CSN, issued instructions regarding the defense of Charleston Harbor in the event of a Union ironclad attack. Should the ironclads get past the batteries, elaborate plans were made to sink them by torpedoes.
MARCH 24TH
General Alfred W. Ellet informed the Navy that he intended to send the rams Lancaster and Switzerland past Vicksburg to aide Farragut at Warrenton and blockading the Red River.
The USS Mount Vernon seized British schooner Mary Jane attempting to run the blockade near New Inlet, NC, with cargo of soap, salt, flour and coffee.
MARCH 25TH
Before daybreak the Lancaster and Switzerland made their dash. They were hoping to get close without being detected, but they were spotted and came under a terrific fire. The Lancaster sank and the Switzerland heavily damaged.
CSS Alabama captured ships Charles Hill and Nora off the coast of Brazil.
USS State of Georgia and USS Mount Vernon captured the Rising Dawn near New Inlet, NC with large cargo of salt.
Still Trying to Get Ahead On These Entries Before the Vacation. --Old B-R'er
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