AUGUST 23, 1861: The USS Release and USS Yankee engaged Confederate batteries at the mouth of Potomac Creek, Virginia.
Potomac Creek is a 16.7 mile long tidal tributary of the Potomac River and empties into it at Marlboro Point.
The U.S. Dept. of the Interior mentions that on August 22, 1861, the USS Jacob Bell and Release (ice boat) engaged batteries at Marlboro Point and Potomac Creek, Virginia, in its National Register of Historic Places.
--Old B-Runner
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