JULY 12TH
General Beauregard, commanding the Confederate defense at Charleston, SC, wrote Captain Tucker, commander of the Naval force there regarding the danger posed by the Union ironclads off the city and wants them destroyed. He wanted either a gunboat attack or a "torpedo ram."
Later, this would lead to the David attack on the New Ironsides and the submarine H.L. Hunley.
The USS Penobscot chased blockade-runner Kate ashore at Smith's Island, NC. Three weeks later, the Kate was floated by Confederates and towed under the protecting guns of Fort Fisher, but was abandoned upon the approach of Union ships.
JULY 13TH
A combined expedition captured Yazoo City, Mississippi. The USS Baron de Lakb struck a torpedo and sank within 15 minutes.
Commander I.N. Brown ordered all shipping in the area destroyed which amounted to 19 ships.
Old B-Runner
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