Civil War

The Capture of Hatteras Inlet

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海角地图。礼貌的天气..

The first combined operation of the Civil War was the capture of Hatteras Inlet. This inlet was used by Confederate gunboats and privateer merchantmen sailing around Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. These Southern commerce raiders’ depreciation was lucrative for the Carolinians; however, Northern losses became so significant that several major maritime insurance brokers demanded something be done about this situation. This prompted the development of the Union’s Hatteras Inlet operation. [1]

北卡罗来纳州的外部银行

北卡罗来纳州的声音从弗吉尼亚边境到海角监视，北卡罗来纳州的东部边界。可以使用四个主要的入口从声音到达大西洋：哈特拉斯，俄勒冈，奥克拉科克和博福特（旧入口）。哈特拉斯入口最适合商业袭击。Cape Hatteras是联邦的最东部，俯瞰海湾溪流。这次目前非常受商人船舶在纽约，加勒比和南美等北部港口之间的交易。使用Cape Hatteras Lighthouse，Confederates可以通过诱惑商机目标的等待袭击者来信号。“敌人的商业”，1861年4月27日，“北卡罗来纳州长约翰埃利斯州北卡罗来纳州长约翰·埃利斯”[2]Read more

Civil War

ROLL, ALABAMA, ROLL! – SINKING OF CSS ALABAMA

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CSS Alabama, ca. 1961. Rear Admiral J. W. Schmidt, artist. Courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 85593-KN.
Larry Beldt, “Roll, Alabama, Roll!” June 22, 2012. Educational video, 2:00. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ydhI1G9rYk.

The CSSAlabama, commanded by Captain Raphael Semmes, had spent nearly two years capturing and destroying 65 Northern merchant ships and whalers. There were seven different expeditionary raids from the Eastern Atlantic to the Java Sea and back near where the vessel had been built. The commerce raider had become legendary and captured the imagination of most of the world. Many, however, considered Semmes and his ship piratical and it had to be destroyed.

GOD HELPS THOSE THAT HELP THEMSELVES

TheAlabama1863年7月下旬抵达南非开普敦，以戏剧性的方式。巡洋舰抓住了树皮Sea Bridewithin sight of Cape Town. Semmes sold that merchantman and it’s cargo to a South African citizen. By September 24, 1863, Semmes set a course across the Indian Ocean, sinking several ships, reaching Singapore on December 21, 1863. There he viewed more than 20 Northern merchant ships rotting unemployed at anchor. He knew that his ship and the other Confederate commerce raiders had been very successful in disrupting US shipping.[1]Read more