While doing some research elsewhere, I came across the name of the USS South Carolina, a ship I'd never heard of during the Civil War.
It established the blockade at Galveston, Texas July 2, 1861. This port must have been a hive of activity, because in a short time, the ship racked up quite a list of captures from July 4-12th.
On July 5th, she captured SIX vessels!!!
July 5-- 2
July 6-- 1
July 7-- 1
July 9-- 1
July 12-- 1
After that, the captures dropped significantly. Word must have gotten around. However, the crew must have been loving all that prize money.
On August 3rs, she engaged Confederate batteries at Galveston.
On September 11th, it captured a ship with a cargo of coffee. On October 4th, two ships were captured off Southwest Pass with 5,000 stand of arms. On October 6th, another capture was added to the long list.
Some Mighty Rich Guys. --B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
