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USS Columbine (1862)

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in Florida. During the spring of 1864, the Confederates managed to sink four other Union ships in the St. Johns River with the use of a new weapon: the underwater mine. The wreck has only recently been discovered and a marker was placed on the site where Dickison and his men captured the "USS
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was originally a tugboat. The vessel was built in New York City in 1850 as A. H. Schultz, purchased by the Union Navy on 12 December 1862, outfitted by Howe & Cope-\land, New York City, and placed under the command of
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On the morning of 22 May, the Union forces plans were foiled when they were ambushed upon their arrival. The skirmish which followed, officially known as the
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and three Negro seamen jumped off the boat, swam ashore, and marched some five days finally arriving at
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indicate that only one seaman was killed. The remaining seamen were eventually transferred to
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Frank Sandborn went ashore and surrendered the ship to Dickison. One landsman on the
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could no longer be steered. She ran aground after 45 minutes of fighting, and Acting
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Columbine by the Florida Confederation for the Preservation of Historic Sites, Inc.
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was subsequently burned so that she would not be re-captured by the U.S. Navy
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s crew were wounded in the fighting. Official records of
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Index

USS Columbine

Steam engine
kn
Parrott rifles
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
United States Navy
American Civil War
St. Augustine, Florida
John Jackson Dickison
Lola Sánchez
Acting
Master
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Port Royal, South Carolina
Jacksonville, Florida
St. Johns River
Ocklawaha Rivers
Lola Sánchez
Captain
John Jackson Dickison
Battle of Horse Landing
2nd Florida Cavalry (Confederate)
17th Connecticut Infantry
Ensign
St. Augustine, Florida
gunboat
USS Ottawa
Andersonville, Georgia
Macon, Georgia

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