May 15, 1863: Blockade Runner Secesh Caught By the USS Canandaigua

MAY 15, 1863:  The USS Canandaigua, Captain J.F. Green, captured blockade running sloop Secesh off Charleston, S.C., with a cargo of cotton.

I like the name of the ship it captured, the Secesh.  That would not make Old Secesh very happy.

I've never heard of the USS Canandaigua, but if it was commanded by a captain, it must have been a major Union warship.  I'll look it up.

--Does It have Anything to Do With Seceding?  --Old B-Runner