OCTOBER 5-6, 1864: A boat expedition commanded by Acting Ensign Henry Eaton, USS Restless, destroyed large salt works on St. Andrew's Bay (Panama City), Florida, along with 150 buildings used to house the compound and employees.
Salt works providing as they did both foodstuff and an invaluable preservative, were a constant target for fast-hitting Union boat expeditions aimed at destroying the source of intended supplies for Confederate armies.
--Old B-Runner
No comments:
Post a Comment