The last secret of the H.L. Hunley

Originally posted on A Blast From The Past:

James R. McClintock, the inventor of the H.L. Hunley, shortly before journeying to Boston in February 1879–apparently to meet his end there. Image: Naval Historical Center.

At a quarter to nine on the evening of February 17, 1864, Officer of the Deck John Crosbyglanced over the side of the Federal sloop-of-war Housatonicand across the glassy waters of a calm Atlantic. His ship was on active duty, blockading the rebel port of Charleston from an anchor...