Civil War enthusiasts commemorate the 145th anniversary of the sinking of the H.L. Hunley
Tuesday marked the 145th anniversary of the night the H.L. Hunley submarine attacked and sank the Union war ship U.S.S Housatonic.
Thirteen men lost their lives that night in 1864: eight from the Hunley and five from the Housatonic.
But their mark had been left; naval warfare had changed.
After a march from Fort Moultrie to the Sunrise Presbyterian Church at Breach Inlet on Sullivans Island was a memorial service and a reading of the names of each of the fallen seamen, each followed by the ringing of a bell.
After the service was a procession to the beach where two wreaths were laid in the water, then 13 flowers carried by 13 cymbolic lady mourners.
Finally, three rounds of musket fire followed by three rounds of cannon fire to remember the ones they called "brave men."
The Hunley remained missing for generations until it was tracked down in Charleston Harbor with modern equipment in 1995.
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Thirteen men lost their lives that night in 1864: eight from the Hunley and five from the Housatonic.
But their mark had been left; naval warfare had changed.
After a march from Fort Moultrie to the Sunrise Presbyterian Church at Breach Inlet on Sullivans Island was a memorial service and a reading of the names of each of the fallen seamen, each followed by the ringing of a bell.
After the service was a procession to the beach where two wreaths were laid in the water, then 13 flowers carried by 13 cymbolic lady mourners.
Finally, three rounds of musket fire followed by three rounds of cannon fire to remember the ones they called "brave men."
The Hunley remained missing for generations until it was tracked down in Charleston Harbor with modern equipment in 1995.