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Tag Archives: CSS Sumter
A Most Peculiar Target of Naval Gunnery
ECW welcomes Neil Chatelain The USS Rhode Island was operating in the Caribbean Sea on July 30, 1863, part of Acting Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes’ West India Squadron, having just completed a convoy of the Panama steamer Ocean Queen through … Continue reading
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Tagged CSS Alabama, CSS Sumter, Raphael Semmes, Stephen Trenchard, USS Rhode Island, USS Vanderbilt
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My Favorite Historical Person: Eugene Matthew O’Brien
Eugene Matthew O’Brien is among those obscure Civil War multitudes whose collective stories inspire for their courage, dedication, and sacrifice even if we know little about them individually—although his story is a bit unusual. O’Brien was a steam engineer who … Continue reading
