Forgotten history: The taking of the Royal Yacht, 1861

[seamusTX]

This is a fascinating story (for those with an attention span longer than a tweet) about some of the strong personalities in the history of the War Between the States. In 1861 (150 years ago today), a young Union officer staged a midnight raid to take a schooner that had been protecting Galveston Bay.

http://galvestondailynews.com/story/270438" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- Jim

[ELB]

That is interesting.

Talk about Murphy's law, tho.

[seamusTX]

Talk about, indeed. The fog of war.

- Jim