Unable to obtain the monitors he had sent to Charleston, Rear Admiral Porter resorted to subterfuge again as he had earlier in the Mississippi River (Feb. 25, 1863). he improvised a bogus "monitor" from a scow, timber and canvas.
"Old Bogey", as she was quickly nicknamed by the sailors, was towed ahead of the bombardment line, where "she" succeeded in drawing heavy fire from the defending Southerners.
--Old B-R'er
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