Participating in The Attack On New Smyrna, Florida
On 28 July 1863, with USS Beauregard and boats from USS Sagamore and USS Para, Oleander attacked New Smyrna, Florida, shelling the town and capturing a sloop loaded with cotton and ready to sail. They also caused Confederates to burn several other vessels to prevent capture and the Union force destroyed a number of buildings and large quantities of cotton ashore.
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