SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1861: President Lincoln received the news of the Flag Officer Stringham's Hatteras Inlet victory late at night from Secretary of the Navy Welles. It was the initial joint Army-Navy operation of the wart, the first of many.
Coming shortly after the defeat at Bull Run, it electrified the North and greatly raised morale.
** USS Dana, Acting Master's Mate Ely, captured blockade running schooner T.J. Evans off Clay Island, Md., with a cargo including blankets, surgical instruments and ordnance supplies.
--Old B-Runner
Showing posts with label USS Dana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USS Dana. Show all posts
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
155 Years Ago: Another Blockade Runner Capture and a Privateer Has a Good Day
JULY 5, 1861: USS Dana, Acting master's Mate Robert B. Ely, captured sloop Teaser in Nanjemoy Creek, Maryland.
JULY 6, 1861: Confederate privateer Jefferson Davis captured American brig John Welsh and schooner Enchantress east of Cape Hatteras.
--Old B-Runner
JULY 6, 1861: Confederate privateer Jefferson Davis captured American brig John Welsh and schooner Enchantress east of Cape Hatteras.
--Old B-Runner
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)