** JANUARY 7, 1864
The USS Montgomery, Lieutenant Edward H. Faucon, and USS Aries, Lieutenant Edward F. Devens, chased blockade runner Dare. The steamer, finding escape impossible, was beached at North Inlet, South Carolina, and was abandoned by her crew.
Boat crews from both the Montgomery and Aries boarded but, failing to refloat the prize, set her afire.
** FEBRUARY 16, 1864
The USS Montgomery, Acting Lieutenant Faucon, seized blockade running British steamer Pet off Lockwood's Folly Inlet, North Carolina.
**OCTOBER 10, 1864
The USS Montgomery, Lieutenant Faucon, captured blockade running British steamer Bat near Wilmington with cargo of coal and machinery.
Getting Some Prize Money. --Old B-Runner
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