Saturday, June 22, 2013

Naval Happenings 150 Years Ago: June 22nd to 23rd, 1863

JUNE 22ND

CSS Tacony, Lt. Charles Read, captured schooners Florence, Marengo E. Ann, Choate and Ripple off New England.  He burned all but the Florence, bonding it and placing 75 prisoners on it.  A pretty good day's work.  Read was getting to be a real big thorn in the Union's side.


JUNE 23RD

CSS Tacorny, under you-know-who, captured and burned schooners Ada and Wanderer off New England coast.

Old B-Runner

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