Tuesday, September 17, 2013

September 13, 1863

September 13, 1863


---The USS Rattler, a converted riverboat in the U.S. Navy Mississippi River Squadron, is moored off Rodney, Mississippi. A number of crew members attend Sabbath services in the local Presbyterian Church, and a force of Confederate cavalry swoop down upon the service and capture about 20 crew members, including the vessel’s commander.

 

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