Some New News About an Old War.
1. ALLIGATOR-- There is a 50-minute DVD out about the "Hunt for the USS Alligator," the US Navy's first submarine which sunk in bad weather off the coast of North Carolina. Everyone's heard so much about the Confederate Hunley, but not much about the Union's counterpart.
2. BEACH BOMB-- The Feb. 11th Virginian Pilot reports that the FBI and Virginia Beach police bomb squad removed three pieces of live ammunition from the home of a Civil War collector. The Beach Bomb Squad took a cannonball to a safe location and detonated it. A mortar shell and grenade were turned over to the US Navy for disposal. Remember, don't play with that old Civil War ammunition.
3. NEW DUVCW CHAPTER-- The Feb. 11th Lansing (Mi) State Journal reports that the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War has a new chapter for the Greater Lansing area, the Anne Etheridge Tent #59.
They will be officially organized March 28th at the Turner Dodge House.
The DUVCW claims to be the largest and oldest of all Civil War organizations based on lineal groups. Local groups are organized into Tents.
Congratulations, but I thought the Daughters of the Confederacy were larger.
Now, You Know. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
