From Oceanfront Vacation Rentals.
The Civil War blockade runner Dare was chased for miles by Federals before it ran aground at North Inlet near Georgetown. The captain evacuated the passengers and crew and set fore to the ship to keep it out of enemy hands.
Days later, a federal party of 25 men boarded the ship to attempt to salvage what they could and were surprised by three Confederates who overwhelmed them and took them prisoner.
This was the blockade runner that the USS Montgomery, under Lt. Edward H. Faucon, and the USS Aries chased ashore and destroyed.
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Another blockade runner, the Queen of the Waves, ran aground in the North Santee River and her captain set her afire. Federal forces boarded her the next day and found seven Confederate soldiers of the Waccamaw Light Artillery hard at work salvaging the cargo.
This time, the Federals took the Confederates prisoner and destroyed the Queen of the Waves with explosives.
--Old B-Runner
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