According to the "Saw the Elephant" dashboard, this is the 1,000th posting. Counting up the yearly and monthly totals, this is the 996th. I'm not sure which to believe, so will have the official marking of way-too-many posts later this week.
Anyway.
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE: Some new news about an old war.
1. USS PRESTON-- Remo in his Naval Warfare Blog recently featured the USS Preston DD-795 which was named after Lt. Samuel W. Preston, USN, who was killed at Fort Fisher, NC, Jan. 15, 1865, while participating in the naval brigades attack on the northeast salient.
It is the sixth ship in the navy to be named after him and 4th destroyer, along with DD-19, DD-327 and DD-379.
2. SNOW AT FORT FISHER-- The February 13th Carolina Beach Today blog featured pictures of Fort Fisher with snow on it. I've never seen snow at the fort.
3. PROBLEMS AT GETTYSBURG?-- The March 3rd York (Pa.) Daily Record reported that a Maryland company had bought the 120 acre Gettysburg Country Club. They plan on changing its use, but won't say to what. It is located within the Gettysburg National Military Park boundaries. L
Here's Hoping for the Best. Snow at Fort Fisher, Who Would Have Believed It, But, After All, This is Uncle Al's Global Warming. --Old B-Runner
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