Some New News About an Old War.
1. FLAGS ONLINE-- The August 29th Richmond (Va) Times-Ledger reports that the Museum of the Confederacy's entire 685 flag collection are now available on a searchable data base including color photos, ids, history, and measurements.
2. 1874 NAVAL AUCTION-- Ships sold at auction by the US Navy at New Orleans September 12, 1874:
USS Winnebago
USS Yuma
USS Chickasaw
USS Klamath
USS Kickapoo
All were ironclads. Some white elephant sale? Perhaps estate? I guess they were considered excess at the time. Too bad that at least one wasn't kept to be used as a museum of some sort.
How Much for That Monitor inthe Window. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
