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Blasting His Way into the History Books: Assessing the Role of Cdr. Hunter Davidson

Posted on April 25, 2022 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author John M. Coski At 2:00 a.m. on April 9, 1864, the small, steam-driven boat Squib, commanded by Confederate Navy Lieutenant Hunter Davidson, exploded a 53-pound spar torpedo against the hull of the U.S. steam frigate … Continue reading →

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Duel in Mobile Bay

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Chris Kolakowski

Early in the morning of August 5, 1864 (150 years ago today), Union Admiral David G. Farragut’s fleet steamed north toward Mobile Bay, in an effort to run Confederate defenses and block the eastern Confederacy’s last major port on the … Continue reading →

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