Confederate Raider Florida Ended in Bahia Harbor Raid
The Confederate steamer Florida, once aligned with the Alabama, was captured in Bahia Brazil on Oct 7 1864 after a ram from the U S S Wachusett. Lt Charles Morris and 58 men were left ashore as the raid ended with Florida towed to Hampton Roads and later sank amid mystery.
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Florida
Bahia
Brazil
Confederacy
England
Alabama
Cherbourg
France
U.S.S. Kearsarge
Bahia Harbor
Mobile
Ala
Fort Morgan
Charles M. Morris
U. S. Navy
Florida Watch
U.S.S. Wachusett
U. S
Waschusett
Wachusett
Napoleon Collins
Navy
Gideon Welles
Collins
Morris
Thomas K. Porter
Porter
Hampton Roads
David Porter
Washington
William H. Seward
Diamond Talk For Engineers At Cedar Rapids
John H. Olson, authority on diamond mining and processing, will speak to the Cedar Rapids chapter of the American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers at 6 30 p m Thursday in the Montrose hotel He is manager of technical services for Engelhard Hanovia Inc Newark N J He will discuss industrial diamond research and laboratory procedures and indicate the anticipated results of current projects Olson formerly held senior posts at Ford Chrysler and General Motors and gained practical experience in diamond mining and processing at laboratories in Johannesburg South Africa.
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John H. Olson
Cedar Rapids
American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers
Montrose
Olson
Engelhard Hanovia, Inc
Newark
N.J
Indi- Olson
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Johannesburg
South Africa
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