From Official records War of the Rebellion Navy Operations of the Cruisers Union, Page 286.
Boston Navy Yard Commandant ordered Edward H. Faucon to take his USS Montgomery out to look for and capture the Confederate raider Tacony June 16, 1863.
He was to search for the bark Tacony and to cruise off the Nantucket Shoals from Little Georges Shoals to Block Island. he was to engage and capture the Tacony if found and bring it to a Union port. While searching for the Tacony, he was to speak to all vessels he met and gather as much information as he could.
Faucon was to cruise as long as his coal held up. or 14 days.
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From Wikipedia.
The CSS Tacony was a bark ship captured by the Confederate raider CSS Clarence, commanded by Lt. Charles W. Read on June 12, 1863. Since it was a better ship for commerce raiding, Read and crew transferred to the Tacony and destroyed the Clarence.
In its brief career as a raider, the Tacony captured 14 ships. The final one was the schooner Archer on June 25, 1863, and it was decided this was a better ship for commerce raiding and Read again transferred to another ship and the Tacony was burned.
Armament of the Tacony was one 6-pounder boat howitzer. Read had 20 men with him.
Just Looking for That Really Good Commerce Raider. --Old B-Runner
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