On this day in the Civil War, Confederate shore batteries exchange gunfire with Federal gunboat Isaac Smith. The gunboat is captured by the Confederates.
Federal gunboat
Circa 1862
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
January 29, 1863
Posted: January 29, 2017 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
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