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Radio War Nerd EP 378 — The US Civil War, Part 14: The USCT (US Colored Troops)

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The Battle of the CCS Alabama

A Confederate Raider called the CCS Alabama started sinking, mostly whaling vessels in the Atlantic. A US frigate was assigned to track it and they eventually tracked it down to France,. And in June 1864, the Alabama rather foolishly sailed out of harbor into a duel with the Kiersarge. The Navy had integrated units, if a vessel is a unit, unlike the Army.

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