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.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
February 20, 1863: Schooner Captured
FEBRUARY 20, 1863: The USS Crusader, Acting Master Thomas I. Andrews, captured the schooner General Taylor on Mobjack Bay, Virginia.
John M. Maffitt, later a famous Confederate Naval officer was its original commander.
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