Battle of Portland Harbor | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
![]() Harper's Weekly illustration of USRC Caleb Cushing burning during the Battle of Portland Harbor. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
USRC Caleb Cushing | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 cutter 2 steamers | 1 schooner | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 cutter scuttled 2 steamers damaged |
25 captured 1 schooner captured | ||||||
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The Battle of Portland Harbor was an incident during the American Civil War, in June 1863, in the waters off Portland, Maine. Two civilian ships engaged two vessels under Confederate States Navy employment.