The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Naval Happenings Today All Those Years Ago

From today's Civil War Interactive Newswire's This Date in History.


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1862-- FURIOUS FLOODING FRUSTRATES FOOTE

Flag Officer Andrew Foote and US Grant contact General Halleck saying they are sure they can take Fort Henry with four gunboats and troops which they have. Halleck says the river is flooding and there is a need to wait for the roads to dry out before attacking.


THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1864-- RUDE "ROSITA" RAVISHING RATIONALIZED

The US Army steamship Western Metropolis captures the British Blockade-Runner Rosita carrying a cargo of liquor and cigars off the southern coast of Florida near Key West. Just the thing for the Confederate war effort. but big bucks would have been made had the Roasita succeeded.


SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1865-- "STONEWALL" SETS SAIL STEAMLESSLY--

One of the South's last chances, the CSS Stonewall was built in France for the Confederacy, but US interference caused it to be sold to Denmark for use in a war. It ended early, and the Danes refused to pay for it and the French sold it to the Confederacy.

On Jan. 24th, it rendezvoused with the CSS City of Richmond in France ans was fully provisioned with crew, armaments and supplies, but was short on coal. This date, it left port under sail.

Naval History, That's for Me. --Old B-Runner

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