It was many years ago when I read another little tidbit. At one point, Raphael Semmes commander of the famous Confederate commerce raider, CSS Alabama entertained the thought of going into New York Harbor and creating havoc by burning/sinking as many ships as he could. I don't remember the reason why he didn't do it but I have his autobiography (Memoirs of Service Afloat Aboard the Sumter and alabama) at home. I'll have to look through it and see if I can find a reference to it.
Bill
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"Zounds! I was never so bethumped with words."
King John 2.1.466
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