Wednesday, October 11, 2017

October 11, 1862: USS Monticello Captures Blockade Runner Revere


OCTOBER 11TH, 1862:  The USS Monticello, Lt. Cmdr. Braine, captured blockade running British schooner Revere off Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina.

Frying Pan Shoals is off the mouth of the Cape Fear River that goes to Wilmington, N.C..

--Old B-Runner


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