February 5, 1864: A Suspected Confederate Ship in Maryland

FEBRUARY 5, 1865:   J. L. McPhail, Maryland's Provost Marshall General, wrote Commander Foxhall A. Parker of the Potomac Flotilla, informing him that a known Southern sympathizer was the agent for schooner Ann Hamilton's owners.  He recommended that it be taken, but it later developed that the U.S. Revenue Steamer Hercules had already seized the Ann Hamilton off Point Lookout, Maryland on February 4.

A search of the schooner confirmed McPhail's suspicions:  quantities of salt and lye and more than $15,000 in Confederate money were found onboard.  Parker ordered her to Washington for adjudication.

Another source said that the Ann Hamilton was seized by the Cutter Hercules in conjunction with the USS Bacon.

--Old B-Runner