June 16, 1865: The CSS Shenandoah Is Still Cruising in the Pacific, Unaware the War Is Over

JUNE 16TH, 1865:  For two days the CSS Shenandoah had sailed  northward in a fog that fortunately lifted partly just in time to enable her to miss running aground as she passed west of the Aleutians.

Three days later, half way across the world, Commander Bulloch wrote to Lieutenant Waddell, ordering him to desist from further destruction of United States property upon the high seas and all offensive  operations against U.S. citizens.

Of course, these were orders that would not be delivered for many weeks even under the best of conditions.  Therefore, American whalers were destined to suffer disastrous blows.

--Old B-R'er