From Wikipedia.
In last week's post, I mentioned there was a picture of Fort Williams, the USS Mohawk, the lighthouse and the CSS Spray that appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on February 11, 1862.
I'd never heard of the CSS Spray so did some more research in good ol' Wikipedia.
The CSS Spray was a steam-powered side paddle wheel tugboat built in New Albany, Indiana and used as a gunboat for the Confederate States Navy in the St, Marks, Newport, Florida, area during the war.
It was built in 1850 and mounted two or three light cannons.
--Old B-Runner
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