The SS Star of the West was fired upon on 9 January 1861 in Charleston Harbor while trying to resupply FT Sumter; however, it was not a man-0f-war. However, the U.S. Revenue Marine (USRM) steam cutter Harriet Lane opened fire on Confederate forces on 12 April 1861.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Civil War
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"Always with the negative waves Moriarty, always with the negative waves." TSGT Oddball, Tank Commander
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