The last two days, Civil War Interactive Newswire has had naval items for some of their This Date in History lists. Ya Just Gotta Love Their Headlines.
MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1864
FOLLY FOILS FORCES FURTHER
The USS Iron Age ran aground at Lockwood's Folly Inlet near the NC/SC border and was destroyed by shore batteries on Jan. 10th. Today, two other blockaders were lost at the same inlet. They chased a blockade-runner too close to shore, ran aground and were burned.
I looked it up, but couldn't find two other blockaders being destroyed at the inlet. But, found enough to make an interesting entry at a later date.
JANUARY 12, 1865
FABULOUS FEDERAL FLOTILLA FACES FORT FISHER
The largest US fleet ever assembled to that time, assembled fron Beaufort, SC, (or was it Beaufort, NC?). Plans called for a naval bombardment and then an attack by 10,000 soldiers, sailors and Marines.
The ironclad CSS Columbia was hurriedly launched from Charleston, but immediately ran aground and work to get it off continued until February. CW Interactive said it was to go to the aid of Fort Fisher.
Love Those Headlines. --Old B-Runner
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