APRIL 28TH, 1865: Rear Admiral Thatcher reported to Secretary Welles that the USS Octorara, Sebago and Winnebago were up the Tombigbee River, Alabama, blockading the CSS Nashville and Morgan. The Confederate ships had steamed upriver when Mobile fell.
The admiral concluded: "They must soon fall into our hands or destroy themselves.
--Old B-Runner
No comments:
Post a Comment