#460- A CIVIL WAR MYSTERY: THE HL HUNLEY

The Civil War & Reconstruction

Richard Youngdahl

History

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🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In which we look at the story of the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship- the Confederate sub HL Hunley, which sank USS Housatonic on the night of February 17, 1864, and then vanished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:05.0	Founded in 1881, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is a
0:09.8	Congressionally Chartered, charitable, fraternal organization that preserves the
0:15.2	history and legacy of the Union veterans who fought during the Civil War to
0:20.0	save the Union and end slavery.
0:23.0	When you join, you enter a national network of men who form lifelong bonds, honor their
0:28.4	heroic ancestors, and promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism in their and
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0:36.3	The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
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1:05.4	SUB CW. You're going to do. Oh, Hey everyone. Welcome to the 460th episode of our Civil War
1:46.8	podcast. I'm Rich and I'm Tracy. Hello y'all. Thanks for tuning in to the podcast. On August 8, 2000, the Confederate submarine
1:58.0	H.L. Hunley returned to a world she had departed more than 136 years before.
2:05.0	Gone from the waters of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina,
2:09.0	were the enemy federal blockade ships,
2:11.0	and present were hundreds of excited onlookers gathered under a sunny sky on shore and on dozens of motorboats and sailing vessels.
2:21.0	When the giant crane mounted on a barge gently lifted the legendary sub from its watery grave,
2:29.0	the onlookers erupted in cheers.
2:32.0	It's easy to see why they were so excited. erupted in Cheers.
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