Qualla: Bahia incident https://qualla.com/bahia-incident en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:09 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Bahia incident https://qualla.com/bahia-incident Bahia incident: Introduction https://qualla.com/bahia-incident/ At 3:00 in the morning on October 7, 1864, a United States Navy warship weighed anchor in the harbor of Salvador, Brazil, and charged at a Confederate raider moored peacefully in neutral waters. The Confederates never stood a chance - half the crew was ashore, sleeping. The guns opened fire, the ships collided, and within minutes a boarding party had seized the CSS Florida and tied a tow line to her bow. The Brazilian forts on shore opened up, too late. By dawn, the Union ship was gone, dragging her prize out to sea. What the Americans gained that night was a famous Confederate raider. What they set off was a diplomatic incident that would embarrass Washington for years and leave Brazil's government demanding a restitution it would never receive.

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/7/j/s/w/bahia-incident-wp/7jsw-bahia-incident-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Bahia incident: A Raider Low on Coal https://qualla.com/bahia-incident/ The CSS Florida had been terrorizing Union merchant shipping for months. A nine-gun sloop-of-war with 146 officers and crew under Lieutenant Charles Manigault Morris, she had spent sixty-one days at sea before pulling into Bahia for repairs and coal on the night of October 4, 186...

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/7/j/s/w/bahia-incident-wp/7jsw-bahia-incident-the-diplomatic-dance.mp3 0:06 3 full Bahia incident: Three in the Morning https://qualla.com/bahia-incident/ Collins had no intention of waiting for Morris to leave. At 3 a.m. on October 7, the Wachusett weighed anchor and bore down on the anchored Florida. The first shots from her 6-inch guns missed in rough weather, and she ceased firing. Morris and half the Florida's crew were ashore...

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/7/j/s/w/bahia-incident-wp/7jsw-bahia-incident-three-in-the-morning.mp3 0:06 4 full Bahia incident: The Escape https://qualla.com/bahia-incident/ Nine Confederates jumped overboard trying to flee. Union sailors fired muskets at them in the water, wounding all nine, though the men eventually made it to shore. A tow line went onto the Florida, and the Wachusett began dragging her prize out of Bahia harbor. That was when Fort...

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/7/j/s/w/bahia-incident-wp/7jsw-bahia-incident-the-escape.mp3 0:06 5 full Bahia incident: The Cost of Winning https://qualla.com/bahia-incident/ Brazil was furious. The United States had violated the neutrality of a friendly nation, attacked a vessel in its sovereign waters, and fled when challenged. Under diplomatic pressure, the U.S. Navy court-martialed Commander Collins and threatened to remove him from duty. But many...

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