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PAGE 6—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 13, 1967
Calvin Crozier
program on
Capt. Waddell
The Calvin Crozier Chapter
of the UDC met at 8 p.m on
Tuesday, April 4 in the Social
Room of Central Methodist
church. Hostesses were Miss
Josephine Shannon, Mrs. Roy
Whitaker, Miss Juanita Hitt,
Mrs. L. W. Bedenbaugh, Mrs.
Ray Nobles, and Mrs. George
Hawkins.
The president, Mrs. C. S.
Owens, presided and opened
the meeting with prayer, after
which Miss Dorothy Buzhardt,
chaplain, led the ritual. Mrs.
F. Scott Elliott, historian, in
troduced Mrs. T. P. Crooks, who
presented the program on
“Captain James Waddell, Con
federate Hero.”
A native North Carolinian
and graduate of the U. S. Nav
al Academy, James Waddell re
signed from the U. S. Navy at
the outbreak of the War Be
tween the States. The Confed
erate government placed in his
hands the responsibility of de
stroying the sources of the
abundant supply of whale oil
so indispensable to the Union
forces. The South had none.
The whale oil was used for
lubricating machinery, military
equipment, leather boots, sad
dles, and harness. It also fur
nished light for hospitals and
military headquarters in the
field. It was in the third year
of the war, that Commander
John M. Brooke, having the
habits of the Yankee whaling
fleet, made the suggestion to
Secretary of the Navy, Stephen
P. Mallory that it be destroyed.
An order was sent to the naval
agent in Europe and Captain
James Dun woody Bullock of
Georgia, with intelligence, tact
and business ability plus intri
gue, was able to secure a ‘fast’
merchant clipper, the Sea King,
from British builders.
On Oct. 9, 1864, the Sea
King cleared London with a
British crew, and the steamer
Laurel left Liverpool carrying
cannon, gun powder, rifles and
uniforms marked “machinery."
By cautious planning, the two
ships met on Oct. 18 and the
Laurel’s cargo was transferred
to the Sea King whose command
was transferred to Captain
Waddell, with whom were 18
other Confederates. Upon as
suming command, Waddell, who
had sailed the Pacific but had
never before commanded a
ship, announced that henceforth
their ship would be known as
the Confederate Cruiser Shen
andoah. Needing a crew, he
offered to sign on all willing
to continue with him. Twenty-
three agreed and, amidst loud
cheers, the Confederate flag
was hoisted.
One successful raid followed
another when they intercepted
the North Pacific whaling fleet
as they returned, sometimes
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Beginning with the New
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battling gales and squalls and
once a cracked propeller coup
ling forced them to seek re
pairs in Australia, where 45
additional crewmen signed on.
News of the Shenandoah raids
reached the United States and
ship owners rushed to insure
their vessels. The raiders went
up the Siberian coast and brav
ed bitterly cold weather. They
became jammed in ice, as were
the whalers. Finally a way was
opened and 24 whalers were
captured in a single week. Dur
ing the entire voyage 38 vessels
and 1053 prisoners were cap
tured without killing a man.
On the way back home, Wed
dell, desiring information about
the progress of the war, con
tacted a British ship off San
Francisco, Aug. 2, 1865 and
was stunned to learn from
newspapers received on Aug.
24, that Gen. Lee had surrend
ered over three months earlier,
and that their epic voyage had
been in vain, though “they had
and in good faith.”
The Shenandoah was the ob
ject of vrorld-wide search and
Captain Waddell was wanted
as a pirate, so he cast off for
England. In Liverpool he paid
off his men and surrendered
theShenandoah. All officers and
men were released.
Many years later, Waddell
was permitted to return to his
native land, where he settled
in Maryland. Upon his death
at Annapolis, March 15, 1886,
the Maryland Legislature ad
journed in honor of this val
iant Confederate Naval officer.
After the reading of the
minutes, committee reports
were heard and other business
was attended to. Mrs. Owens
gave information concerning the
District meeting in Abbeville
and urged all to go who can.
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