The Confederates returned to Fort Randall after William Cushing and his men left.
About a month after Cushing's attack on Fort Randall, it was mentioned again in a report filed by James Gibney and George Smith, both acting ensigns aboard the USS Maratanza.
The two men led a reconnaissance up the Little River to see if there were any blockade runners there.
They encountered a boat with five men in it and ordered them to stop and be searched. Instead, the men in the boat beached it and higtailed it into the woods.
In the boat, they found weapons and supplies meant for Fort Randall.
All that remains of Fort Randall today is a clearly defined footprint of the fortification. It commands a spectaular view.
Old B-Runner
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