THE CONFEDERATE FLEET, AFTER A SHARP ENGAGEMENT WHICH WAS ENDED ONLY BY DARKNESS, WAS FORCED TO RETIRE DUE TO LACK OF AMMUNITION. ON FEBRUARY 8, 1862, A DETACHMENT OF FEDERAL SHIPS UNDER COMMANDER S.C. ROWAN WAS SENT INTO ALBERMARLE SOUND IN PURSUIT OF TH ...
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