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Second Fight of 25 1863 Hero Worden and Montauk at Fort McAllister
George L Kilmer recounts the 1863 engagement where Worden aboard the Montauk battled Fort McAllister near Savannah, destroyed the Confederate cruiser Nashville, endured heavy return fire, and escaped a torpedo strike to seal a pivotal Union victory in the Ogeechee River campaign. The piece marks Worden’s heroism and the Montauk’s role in the Charleston blockade strategy.
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G. L. Kilmer
Vapuin
Dupont
Morne
Dpupentsisk
Charleston
England
Confederacy
McAllister
Ogeechee River
Georgian
Worden
Nashville
Ogeechee
New York
British Channel
Beaufort
X. C
Burnside
Georgetown
S.C
Ogeecher
Fort MeAliser
Tay
Ole
McAlister
Sumter
Monitor
Fortress Monroe
Warren
eneIm
Afonbauk
Allie
Sheila
Fort McAllister
Wonlter
Nashville Jay
Montauk
Mercs
Alabama
George L. Kilmer