16 APRIL 1856 THE END OF PRIVATEERING Against the powerful and threatening Spanish Navy of the 1580s, Queen Elizabeth I of England commissioned civilian sea captains to arm their vessels and raid Spanish shipping. Such notables as Francis Drake, John Hawkyns, Read More
26-29 JANUARY 1862 RECONNAISSANCE-IN-FORCE By January 1862, Union MGEN Thomas W. Sherman was ready to attempt to close the Savannah River, isolating the city of Savannah lying 15 miles upstream. But the mouth of that river was guarded by masonry Fort Read More
15 JANUARY 1865 FIGHTING FATHER AND SON CAPT Benjamin Franklin Sands, USN, came from a military family, having 11 relatives and descendants with military service. His combat tours during the Mexican War were bracketed by duty of a more scientific nature. Read More