Hooray for Ben C. Spaniel!
Earlier Post: Cocker Spaniel Ears (2010)
At one point rebels did manage to put the Assateague light out. The Confederates wanted to ship arms through the channel to the mainland and tried to get past Chincoteague and into the bay under disguise. A rebel schooner did reach the mainland and in response to a request for help, in 1861 U.S.S. Louisiana was sent up from Hampton Roads to intercept it.
After that a Union platoon was based at the lighthouse and another on Chincoteague. The loyalty of the islanders was recognized when free transport of seafood to the north was granted.
Throughout the war peninsula farms were an important source of food for the Union army.
At the Island House Restaurant |
Stone Mill, Circa 1833 |
"In the spring of 1864, Union Gen. Franz Sigel and several of his staff members occupied Abram’s Delight."Another marker tells us more about the Hollingsworth family and the mill.
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