In February 1864, Union troops in two naval expeditions of 14 ships landed at St. Marks to capture Fort Ward, Port Leon and burn the CSS Spary. They failed.
On March 6, 1865, the Spray was involved in the Battle of Natural Bridge in Florida.
The fate of the CSS Spray is not known. Reports have it being sunk by Confederates in the St. Marks River According to the David Ladd family, who originally owned her, it survived into the 20th century.
Commanders of the ship:
Lt. Charles Hays, CSN
Lt. henry L. Lewis, CSN. Born in Virginia. had been a lieutenant in the U.S. navy before the war and also commanded the CSS Rappahannock 1862-1863
--Old B-Runner
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