OCTOBER 8, 1864: Steamer Sea King sailed from London under merchant captain G.H. Corbet to rendezvous with the SS Laurel at Madeira. The Sea King carried a number of Confederate officers, including Lt. William C. Whittle; Laurel put to sea later the same day carrying Lt. James I Waddell, who, when the rendezvous was effected, would take command of the Sea King and commission her the CSS Shenandoah.
The Laurel also carried the armaments and supplies that would sustain the Shenandoah on her long voyage as a Confederate raider.
Commander Bulloch later reported the Shenandoah's "safe departure" and "that the entire expedition is far away at sea, beyond the reach of interference by the United States authority in Europe....."
Roll Shenandoah. --Old B-Runner
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