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- 7 May 1861
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- Muharebe
- Koordinatlar
- 37.27° N, 76.50° W
- Description
- battle in the American civil war
Battle of Gloucester Point (1861)
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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