JULY 19TH, 1861: The Captain-General of Cuba released all the vessels brought into Cuban ports by the CSS Sumter. See the July 6th entry for names. This set the precedent for no nation allowing Confederate raiders to bring in captures.
JULY 20TH, 1861: The USS Mount Vernon, Commander Oliver O. Glisson, seized the sloop Wild Pigeon on the Rappahannock River in Virginia.
** The USS Albatross, Commander George A. Prentiss, recaptured the Enchantress off Hatteras Inlet. The Enchantress had been captured by the privateer Jefferson Davis on July 6.
--Old B-Runner
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