All things dealing with the Civil War Navies and actions along the coasts and rivers and against forts. Emphasis will be placed on Fort Fisher and all operations around Wilmington, NC. And, of course, the Blockade and Running the Blockade.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
150 Years Ago-- September 2, 1864: Fighting on the Mississippi River
SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1864: The small, 8-gun paddle-wheeler USS Naiad, engaged a Confederate battery near Rowe's Landing, Louisiana, and, after a brisk exchange, silenced it.
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