Battle of Gloucester Point

متى

7 مايو 1861

النوع

معركة

إحداثيات

37.27° N, 76.50° W

Description

battle in the American civil war

Battle in the American civil war

The Battle of Gloucester Point, Virginia was the first reported exchange of fire in the American Civil War, following the surrender of Fort Sumter. As Lincoln extended the Union blockade to include Virginia, the rebels tried to deny Union access to the local estuaries. On May 7, 1861, Lieutenant Thomas O. Selfridge Jr.

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