Nov 5, 2014
"All our shots were good line shots": USS Patapsco dispatches a blockade runner
"All our shots were good line shots": USS Patapsco dispatches a blockade runner #CharlestonSiege150
With the sunrise on November 5, 1864, the Federals outside Charleston harbor once again noticed a familiar site off Sullivan’s Island – a grounded blockade runner. The grounded ship presented a target to the gunners on Morris Island. But sensing those weapons were firing ineffectively, Rear-Admiral John Dahlgren ordered the USS Patapscoto action. Lieutenant-Commander John Madigan filed this…
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