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Tag Archives: Union Blockade
Goad on the James
150 years ago today Confederate Navy Commander John Randolph Tucker of the CSA’s James River Squadron moved the CSS Patrick Henry down the river and skirmished long range with U.S. ships off Newport News. The Patrick Henry inflicted minor damage. … Continue reading
Blockading off Cape Canaveral
And Hoping to Store the Prisoners at Fort Taylor at Key West 150 years ago today the USS Connecticut captured the Adeline off Cape Canaveral as part of the Union blockade. The Adeline “hoisted English colors”. Here’s a couple letters … Continue reading
Commerce? What Commerce?
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 7, 1861: Roclictis. –The late freshet played the very mischief with the wharf at Rocketts. It appears to have been turned quite upside down in some places, and ruin alone marks the scene of … Continue reading
Sumpter Returns
From The New-York Times September 16, 1861: RETURN OF THE AFRICAN SQUADRON. The United States steam gun-boat Sumter arrived in this port yesterday morning, from St. Paul de Loando, Africa. She is the avant-courier of the African squadron, the whole … Continue reading
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Pygmy Squadron Blocking Crescent City
Apparently the federal blockade of southern ports is having some effect. From The New-York Times June 13, 1861: Tantalizing. The people of Louisiana are particularly enraged about the blockade. That “LINCOLN, SEWARD & CO.’s pigmy squadron” should flout the Star-spangled … Continue reading
Off Cape Henry
From The New-York Times May 19, 1861: LETTER FROM ON BOARD THE QUAKER CITY. The following letter from a person on board the Quaker City, has been handed to us for publication: UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP QUAKER CITY, OFF CAPE HENRY, … Continue reading
