Appleton Oaksmith: The Confederate Blockade Runner Who Became Lincolns Public Enemy #1

Published: Sept. 5, 2024, 11 a.m.

Appleton Oaksmith was a swashbuckling Civil War-era sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19th century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua,...