DECEMBER 21ST, 1864: The Blockade runner Owl, Commander Maffitt, departed Wilmington through the Federal blockaders with a large cargo of cotton. The Owl was owned by the Confederate government and was one of several blockade runners commanded by Southern officers.
DECEMBER 20-21ST: A boat expedition from the USS Ethan Allen carried out a reconnaissance of the Altamaha River, S.C., engaging Confederate pickets and bringing off prisoners and horses,
--Old B-R'er
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