15 JANUARY 1865 USS PATAPSCO The Rebel-controlled guns of Forts Sumter, Moultrie, and Johnson straddling the entrance to Charleston harbor anchored the Confederate defenses in the late Civil War. The mouth of the harbor and the entrance channel were obstructed with Read More
13 DECEMBER 1901 SAMPSON-SCHLEY CONTROVERSY The naval battle of Santiago on 3 July 1898 had been a pivotal victory in the Spanish-American war, despite some initial miscues. The overall commander, Acting RADM William T. Sampson, had gone ashore hours before the Read More