November 12, 1864: Attempt to Destroy Salt Works in Florida Fails

From the Civil War Naval Chronology.

NOVEMBER 12, 1864:  A boat expedition from the USS Hendrick Hudson, Acting Lieutenant Charles H. Rockwell, and USS Nita, Acting Lieutenant Robert B. Smith, attempted to destroy Confederate  salt works while on a reconnaissance near Tamp Bay, Florida, but the sailors were driven back to their boats by Southern cavalry.

--Old B-Runner