Monday, June 1, 2015

Apalachicola Occupied

JUNE 1-4TH, 1865:  Lt.Cmdr. Nathaniel Green of the USS Itasca commanded the naval units in a combined Army-Navy movement to occupy Apalachicola, Florida.  Brigadier General Alexander Asboth, commanding the expedition, commended Green highly for his "nautical skill and efficiency, as well as his friendly willingness to aid" which, the general reported, "materially contributed to the successful" execution of the mission."

Another Port Done Gone.  --Old B-R'er

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