{"id":94778,"date":"2017-01-11T20:27:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T20:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/01\/11\/today-in-history-the-sinking-of-the-hatteras-by-the-alabama-in-1863\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:30:45","slug":"today-in-history-the-sinking-of-the-hatteras-by-the-alabama-in-1863","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/01\/11\/today-in-history-the-sinking-of-the-hatteras-by-the-alabama-in-1863\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in history: The sinking of the Hatteras by the Alabama in 1863"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>1863<\/b>: The Confederate cruiser CSS Alabama caught up to and sank the sidewheeler gunboat USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas. 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