Brevard News
Revenue Cutter Service, Precursor of U.S. Coast Guard, Fired First Naval Shot of Civil War 158 Years Ago
The U.S. Coast Guard has been involved in every U.S. military war since its inception as the legacy Revenue Cutter Service in 1790. In April 1861, it was Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane who fired the first naval shot of the Civil War while guarding the Charleston Harbor. […]
