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.
Monday, October 21, 2019
Picture of the Capture of the Blockade Runner Annie, Oct. 31, 1864
From the New York City Library Digital Collections.
A drawing of the capture of this ship under fire from Union vessels, whose names are given: How-quah, the Alabama's launch, Wilderness, Niphon, Kansas and Alabama.
Drawn in 1864 by Charles F. Ellmore.
--Old B-Runner
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