JULY 30TH, 1864: Landing party from the USS Potomska under Acting Lt. Robert B. Swann, destroyed two large Confederate salt works near Back River, Georgia. Returning to their ship, they encountered a sharp fight with Confederates. He reported that his "Spencer rifles , saved us all from destruction, as the rapidity with which we fired caused the enemy to lie low, and their firing was after the first volley very wild..
"We fought them three-quarters of an hour, some of the time up to our knees in mud, trying to land and capture them, and some of the time with the boats for a breastwork."
They were finally able to get back to the Potomska and received a commendation from Rear Admiral Dahlgren for bravery and skill on the expedition.
--Old B-R'er
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