All things dealing with the Civil War Navies and actions along the coasts and rivers and against forts. Emphasis will be placed on Fort Fisher and all operations around Wilmington, NC. And, of course, the Blockade and Running the Blockade.
Friday, October 14, 2016
155 Years Ago, October 15, 1861: Joint Effort to Destroy a Blockade Runner in South Carolina
OCTOBER 15TH, 1861: The USS Roanoke, Flag, Monticello and Vandalia captured and burned blockade runner Thomas Watson on the Stono Reef, off Charleston, South Carolina.
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