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January 16, 1865: Dahlgren sees "a sign of the end."

January 16, 1865: Dahlgren sees “a sign of the end.”

Rear-Admiral John Dahlgren’s official diary as commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron was generally constrained to operational matters.  So one would expect mention of the USS Patapsco on January 16, 1865.  And there was mention, along with other matters:

January 16 – General Sherman has sent me the key of the cipher of the Government, only confided to some half dozen persons. The…

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"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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