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.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Action in North Carolina, December 1862-- Part 2: Foster's Raid
Foster's Raid went from December 11-20, 1863 from New Bern and eventually as far as Goldsboro, North Carolina.
11- Skirmish at Kinston Road
11-12-- Skirmish at Kinston Road
12-15-- Operations on the Neuse River
13-14-- Actions at Southwest Creek
14-- Engagement at Kinston, N.C.
15. Action at Whitehall Bridge (Ram CSS Neuse in the process of being built comes under attack)
16. Action at Whitehall
16-- Affairs at Mt. Olive and Goshon Creek
17-- Raid on Dudley's Station
17-- Skirmish at Goldsboro Bridge
17. Reconnaissance to Diascund Bridge
After this, Foster's Raid was over and his force returned to New Bern.
27-- Action at Elizabeth City
31-- Loss of the USS Monitor off Cape Hatteras
--Old B-R'er
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