The Guns of Fort Fisher
As noon approached on January 15, 1865, the officers and crew of the Powhatan unleashed the fire of 15 guns against Fort Fisher, adding their thunder to the great naval
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Grim Reunion at Galveston: A Father and Son on Opposite Sides of the War
By Curt Robbins “My father is here.” These words were spoken by U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lea as he lay wounded aboard the Harriet Lane in Galveston Harbor, Texas.