Posted on 03/07/2016 6:19:23 PM PST by artichokegrower
A Civil War era steamship, thought to have been used to break enemy blockades and deliver vital supplies to Confederate forces, has been located at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
(Excerpt) Read more at rt.com ...
They were defiant even as prisoners.
Sittin’ in de bottom of me Davey Jones’ locker!!
Interesting history
So-called blockade runners of the Civil War were the epitome of maritime stealth technology of the day. “They were the equivalent of a cigarette boat. They were wickedly fast,” said underwater archaeologist Billy Ray Morris. “They had the most sophisticated engines that England could put out.”
http://www.ktvz.com/news/north-carolina-shipwreck-may-be-civil-war-blockade-runner/38386030
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Who were they?
True story (my part anyway):
In the 60’s I was growing up in Texas. A friend told me that his great grandfather had told a deathbed story to family members about the Civil War. He was on a small boat running the blockade near the end of the war, trying to run up the Sabine River with gold, silver, jewelry and such to buy supplies for the Rebel forces.
The boat was spotted by a Union blockade boat. The Rebels ran up into the mouth of the Sabine River and passed two of three islands, stopping at the third to bury the barrel that held the booty.
They got away at the time but supposedly all but the man on his deathbed were killed not long after. He had never gone back to look for the treasure, but my friend’s father did. He found the third island but it was thickly overgrown with something that sounded similar to bamboo and he gave up after floundering around through the stuff a few times.
I always liked that story.
AGNES E. FRY PSS AGNES E. FRY was a British side-wheel steamer of 559 gross tons, built in 1864 at Greenock, Scotland. Renamed after Confederate lieutenant Joseph Fry's wife. The USS MONTICELLO chased the AGNES E. FRY aground on December 27th, 1864, 4 miles from Fort Campbell
Nice, I was writing as you posted that, and it fits in a bit with my story. Thanks for posting the link.
The NC coast can be a haven for those who know the currents and where the shifting shoals and sandbars are at any given time. It was for pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries, and it was for some in the Civil War. Sunk one heck of a lot of ships over that time, though.
You should tell the Oak Island guys. They need a change of luck.
Fort Caswell and Caswell Beach, NC are on Oak Island. Not the same one, I know, but thought that was an interesting tie to the subject article.
I know, right?
They got away at the time but supposedly all but the man on his deathbed were killed not long after. He had never gone back to look for the treasure, but my friends father did. He found the third island but it was thickly overgrown with something that sounded similar to bamboo and he gave up after floundering around through the stuff a few times.
I always liked that story.>>> great story probably did every thing but bury the barrel of jewels.
Ahead of its time.
I own a genuine Confederate cavalry saber that made it through the blockade. it was originally made in Germany
You know they were posing for a photograph, right? That is not a candid photo.
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