Action At New Topsail Inlet, N.C. (and a Medal of Honor)

From Into the Breach blog site  August 22:  Today in Military History.

I wrote about this in September 2013.

August 22, 1863:  The crew of the Union steamer USS Shokokon spots the Confederate schooner Alexander Cooper in New Topsail Inlet on the North Carolina Coast (near present-day Camp Lejeune).  A crew of sailors board a boat which they use to reach the rear of the Confederate camp guarding the ship, where the Master-at-arms, Robert T. Clifford, sneaks ashore and counts the enemy.

Although outnumbered three-to-one, Clifford leads a charge against the Rebels, who are routed and leave behind their ship and supplies.

For his actions, Clifford is awarded the Medal of Honor.

My mom used to own a condo near New Topsail Inlet, N.C.

--Old B-Runner