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| Friday June 28, 1861 |
Action on Virginia's Rivers
Richard Thomas (Zarvona) boarded the side wheel steamer St
Nicholas in baltimore, dressed as "a french lady"and members
of his unit, Zarvona's Zouaves, disguised as passengers,
boarded at Point Lookout, and then seized the ship on route to
Georgetown. After disembarking passengers and cargo in
Virginia, George N Hollins took command as captain and sailed
as far north as Fredericksburg on the Rappahannock river,
capturing the brig Monticello with a load of coffee, and the
Schooner Mary Pierce with 260 tons of ice from Boston, and
the Margaret, with 270 tons of coal while on route.
Richard Thomas (Zarvona) boarded the side wheel steamer St
Nicholas in baltimore, dressed as "a french lady"and members
of his unit, Zarvona's Zouaves, disguised as passengers,
boarded at Point Lookout, and then seized the ship on route to
Georgetown. After disembarking passengers and cargo in
Virginia, George N Hollins took command as captain and sailed
as far north as Fredericksburg on the Rappahannock river,
capturing the brig Monticello with a load of coffee, and the
Schooner Mary Pierce with 260 tons of ice from Boston, and
the Margaret, with 270 tons of coal while on route.