The March 19th Old Salt Blog had an entry about the Georgiana which I wrote about three times back in February. The 19th was the anniversary of the ship being sunk on its maiden voyage through the blockade back in 1863 while carrying a cargo of munitions, medicine, and merchandise worth $1 million.
During the chase, at times, the Georgiana's crew were so close to the blockaders that they could hear orders on the Union ships. Badly damaged, the Georgiana was run aground and scuttled. Union forces set fire to it resulting in a fire and explosions that went on for three days.
It says that 102 years later, teenage E. Lee Spence found it again.
And, I'd Never Heard of It Until February. --Da BR
