October 26, 1861 – The CSS Sumter was sailing in the Atlantic Ocean when it spotted the Union schooner, USS Trowbridge. The Sumter captured the Trowbridge, took its crew prisoner, and then burned the ship.
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October 26, 1861 – The CSS Sumter was sailing in the Atlantic Ocean when it spotted the Union schooner, USS Trowbridge. The Sumter captured the Trowbridge, took its crew prisoner, and then burned the ship.