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Under Six Flags: The Curious Career of the CSS Stonewall | 4 Corners of the World
Library of Congress resources on CSS Stonewall, which was meant to served the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. It docked in El Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain for a short time. before sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.
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CSS Stonewall in the bay of El Ferrol, Spain. March, 1865.
After the non-battle at El Ferrol, the “CSS Stonewall” arrived in Lisbon on March 27 for additional supplies before it started the Atlantic crossing on March 28. It was shadowed all the while by the “Niagara” and the “Sacramento.” A few hours after the “Stonewall” left, the “Niagara” started to change its anchorage. The commander of the Belem tower mistakenly believed that the “Niagara” had resumed its pursuit in violation of the 24-hour internationally recognized window after a belligerent had left a neutral port, and opened fire on the ship. This was the only time a foreign country fired upon a U.S. warship during the Civil War. (Kennett, op. cit., p. 82).
When Portugal Bombarded a U.S. Warship to Protect a Confederate Ironclad! - Emerging Civil War
At 10:00 am on March 28, 1865, the Confederate ironclad Stonewall weighed anchor and proceeded out of Lisbon, Portugal, seeking to cross the Atlantic. Seeing the ironclad leaving, Commodore Thomas Craven ordered USS Niagara to likewise raise its anchor. The commander at Belem Tower, the...
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For those interested in this period, in Texas.
https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-civil-war-museum-closed-19749514.php
https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-civil-war-museum-closed-19749514.php
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