Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane fires commemorative shot near Fort Sumter
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane fired a commemorative shot Thursday to honor the 158th anniversary of its namesake’s action near Fort Sumter.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane fired a commemorative shot Thursday to honor the 158th anniversary of its namesake’s action near Fort Sumter.
On April 11, 1861, United States Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane...
Revenue Cutter Naugatuck: The Coast Guard’s Ironclad and the Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
An illustration of Union ironclads during the Battle of Hampton Roads. (Re-upload of an image from the U.S. Coast Guard historical website.)
May 15, 1862
The roar of cannon fire fills the air as a pall of gun smoke drifts across the James River, eight miles south of Richmond, Virginia. Three Union ironclads, including the Revenue Cutter Naugatuck, are fighting in a battle with Confederate-manned Fort...
