Friday, 6 November 2009

CSS Shenandoah

Today in 1865 the last combatant surrendered in the American Civil War. It was a ship, circumnavigating the world destroying Union shipping and it is a fascinating tale - best read on the wiki article. According to the wiki Shenandoah fired the last shot of the American Civil War, in waters off the Aleutian Islands.[2]

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