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The Alabama versus The Hatteras

January 11, 2023 WalterCoffey

The famed Confederate commerce raider C.S.S. Alabama engages Federal warships trying to reinstate the blockade of Galveston, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Naval Operations Along the Coast and at Sea

July 6, 2021 WalterCoffey

The C.S.S. Sumter completes her first raid on U.S. shipping, Federals strengthen their blockade, and a Federal crew takes on Confederate privateers.

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An electric shock throughout the land

April 16, 2021 WalterCoffey

The fall of Fort Sumter and Abraham Lincoln’s militia proclamation spark mass mobilizations in both North and South.

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The Fall of Richmond

April 2, 2020 WalterCoffey

April 2, 1865 – As Federal forces entered Petersburg, the fall of the Confederate capital was imminent. Richmond’s elite gathered for Communion Sunday services at

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The Alabama Battles the Kearsarge

June 19, 2019 WalterCoffey

June 19, 1864 – A naval battle off the coast of France resulted in the destruction of the Confederacy’s most feared commerce raider on the

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