Battle of Wassaw Sound
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title:
Battle of Wassaw Sound
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The Battle of Wassaw Sound was an American Civil War naval battle between the Confederate ram CSS Atlanta and the Passaic-class ironclad monitors USS Weehawken and USS Nahant and the gunboat USS Cimmerone, which took place on 17 June 1863 in Wassaw Sound, a bay in the present day state of Georgia. Atlanta ran aground while attempting to break the Union blockade, and after a short battle surrendered to the Union forces. Captain Rodgers became a national hero, and he was promoted to commodore and
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Battle of the American Civil War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wassaw_Sound
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2022-06-05T15:32:28Z
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