Once again using the Civil War Interactive Newswire and those great same-letter headlines. Today's three dates are all items I'm greatly interested in.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1863--
COUTHOUY'S CONFOUNDED COLUMBIA CATASTROPHE-- I have been reading about this in the ORN where the USS Columbia ran aground off Masonboro Inlet and all efforts to get her off failed. High winds and seas made rescue of the crew difficult and it was set on fire. Some of the crew was rescued, but the rest got ashore but had to surrender to Confederates.
This research started as a result of Esrom Morse's sword which is in possession of Frank Mroczka. See Jan. 5th entry.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1864
SHERRILL SECURES SALT SABOTEURS-- Throughout the war, Florida was a major source for salt and cattle for the Confederacy and it became the Union Navy's object to mess it up as much as possible. This date, the USS Roebuck under Acting master Sherrill pursued the British sloop "Young Racer" loaded with salt at Jupiter Inlet and caught up to it. The Racer's crew set it on fire
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1865
FORT FISHER FIGHTING FURIOUS
I'll cover this in more detail next post.
Naval War for Me. --Old B-Runner
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