WITH THE FALL OF FORT FISHER on January 15 1865, for all practical purposes, the Civil War at sea for the Union Navy came to an end. With the closing ...
USS Shenandoah
Shenandoah at Port Melbourne, 1865
The arrival of five American ships including the Confederate raider SHENANDOAH in early 1865 startled the residents of Port Melbourne. The raider’s visit triggered an international crisis and involved the British Government in ...