Chronometer from the Fishing Ship Archer, ca. 1863
Item 13933 info
Maine Historical Society
Early in the morning, the raid was discovered. Soldiers from the 7th and 17th Maine regiments, along with a number of Portland residents, including Customs Collector Jedediah Jewett, gave chase aboard the steamers Forest City and Chesapeake.
A brief battle ensued.
The raiders could not find the hidden weapon stores that were aboard the revenue cutter and none of the captured crew would reveal the location.
The chronometer is from the Archer, a fishing schooner out of Southport that had been captured by the Confederate pirates and sailed to Portland Harbor.
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