July 20,1864,Penobscot Bay

CONFEDERATE RAIDER CAPTURES AND BURNS THE USS John Paul Jones
...In a bold move, the Confederate raider Alabama appeared out of the fog to
capture and burn the gallant USS John Paul Jones as she entered Penobscot
Bay. The John Paul Jones’ spare rigging and a mast were taken to repair
damage to the raider.
The crew of the USS John Paul Jones were allowed to take to their life
boats and watched as their proud ship burned to the waterline and slipped
beneath the waves.
News of the defeat has reached the CSS Must Roos and Captain Tom now feels
victory at Fort Knox could belong to the South. Without the John Paul
Jones to stop her, she has a clear path to land her soldiers down river to
implement a land based attack on the unsuspecting Troops garrisoned at Fort
Knox.
The 20th Maine troops merely number 54 and will prove no challenge for the
Ship and the soldiers who are coming upriver. Perhaps the Captain of the
Must Roos has not heard of the enforcements garrisoned at the fort and the
Union troops now outnumber their brave lads.
Only time will tell…….
(http://ftknox.mainemilitia.com/p/category/uncategorized)