To: PeaRidge
Short answer was that yes, Fox was in charge of the relief expedition. Yes they went to Charleston. Yes their sailing was known. Yes the South Carolina authorities knew about it. Yes the Harriet Lane stopped the Nashville before letting it proceed. And yes, the intention of the expidition was to land food and supplies at Charleston and not men or munitions unless the resupply was opposed.
And the point was?
261 posted on
08/28/2007 1:26:14 PM PDT by
Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
In your short answer, you left out several factual answers.
How much of what you know today was known by the Charleston authorities on the evening of the 11th?
To: Non-Sequitur; PeaRidge
Yes the Harriet Lane stopped the Nashville before letting it proceed.No. The Nashville was not flying any flag. The Harriet Lane fired a shot across her bow and she raised the US flag in response. She was never stopped.
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