This day in Charleston
2 entries · 1862–1864
An affair at Port Royal Ferry. The ferry was the door between the Federal sea islands and the Confederate mainland, and it was pushed at, from one side or the other, a dozen times during the war.
Official Records, Series I, Vol. 14
“No shots since last report. The Ironsides has moved out over the bar, and lies now about 6 miles off.” The big armored frigate that had led the 1863 attack now spent her time at anchor, watched every morning from the fort she had failed to take.
Fort Sumter post returns, OR I, 35, Pt. 1
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