JULY 25TH, 1861: Confederate privateer Mariner, Captain W.B. Berry, captured American schooner Nathaniel Chase off Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina.
** Confederate privateer Gordon captured American brig William McGilvery off Cape Hatteras with cargo of molasses.
** Confederate privateer Dixie captured American schooner Mary Alice off the east coast of Florida.
--Old B-Runner
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Monday, July 25, 2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
155 Years Ago: Privateers All Over the Place
JULY 28TH, 1861: The USS Union, Commander J.R. Goldsborough, destroyed former American brig B.T. Martin north of Cape Hatteras, where she had been run aground by Confederates. The B.T. Martin had previously been captured by the Confederate privateer York.
** Confederate privateer Gordon captured American schooner Protector off Cape Hatteras.
** USS St. Lawrence, Captain Purviance, sank Confederate privateer Petrel off Charleston.
Privateers All Over the Place. --Old B-Runner
** Confederate privateer Gordon captured American schooner Protector off Cape Hatteras.
** USS St. Lawrence, Captain Purviance, sank Confederate privateer Petrel off Charleston.
Privateers All Over the Place. --Old B-Runner
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