Capture of Rebel Steamer "Gov. Milton".
Campaign: Expedition to Florida (Sep 30-Oct 13, 1862)Date(s): October 6, 1862
Union Forces: Lt. Cmdr Edward P. Williams, sailors, and companies "E" & "K", 47th PVVI.
CSA Forces: Rebel steamer "Gov. Milton"
Lieutenant Commander Edward P. Williams in Army transport "Darlington", with sailors and troops embarked, captured steamer "Governor Milton" in St. John's River, Florida. In continuing Union operations in the river, Williams had seized the vessel- termed by Commander Steedman "one of their best boats" - which had been used in transporting guns and munitions to St. John's Bluff.
This is the only known instance of a rebel warship being captured during the war by infantry.
