07/25/1867 |
An experimental survival raft arrives in Southampton Water after a forty-three Atlantic crossing from New York. |
Science/Technology |
03/06/1867 |
Artemus Ward, Abraham Lincoln's favorite humorist, dies of tuberculosis while on tour in England |
Personal |
02/28/1862 |
At Beaufort, North Carolina, Confederate commerce raider Nashville returns home |
Battles/Soldiers |
01/21/1860 |
Captain of the giant steamship Great Eastern drowns in a boating accident |
Crime/Disasters |
09/13/1858 |
German steamship bound from Hamburg to New York burns at sea with heavy loss of life |
Crime/Disasters |
12/14/1861 |
In Southampton harbor, the Confederate warship Nashville dips its flag in mourning for Prince Albert |
US/the World |
11/21/1861 |
In southern England, the Confederate commerce raider Nashville docks for repairs in the port of Southampton |
US/the World |
11/19/1861 |
In the Atlantic, the Confederate commerce raider Nashville burns the U.S. merchantman Harvey Birch |
Battles/Soldiers |
01/23/1862 |
In the English port of Southampton, sailors from Confederate and Union warships brawl in a pub |
Battles/Soldiers |
12/05/1861 |
In the English port of Southampton, the Confederate warship Nashville enters dry-dock for repairs |
US/the World |
10/26/1861 |
The Confederate commerce raider Nashville runs the blockade at Charleston and heads for the North Atlantic |
Battles/Soldiers |
01/29/1862 |
The Confederate commissioners Mason and Slidell finally arrive in England |
US/the World |
06/20/1864 |
The private British steam yacht "Deerhound" lands rescued survivors of the raider "Alabama" at Southampton |
Battles/Soldiers |
01/08/1862 |
The U.S.S. Tuscarora moors in Southampton Water, a mile from the Confederate commerce Nashville |
US/the World |
06/01/1847 |
U.S. Post Office opens its contract ocean mail mail service to Europe |
Business/Industry |
02/03/1862 |
Watched by the U.S.S. Tuscarora, the Confederate warship Nashville sails from Southampton |
US/the World |