Of particular interest to this area was the capture of the Union steamer Harriet De Ford. The sequence of events started off of Windmill Point and ended at the head waters of Dymer's Creek, both nearby locations. The event - the last, bold Confederate exploit on the Chesapeake Bay in the Civil War - was a significant Southern success, but it was quickly overshadowed by the assassination of President Lincoln and the surrender of the Confederacy.

Listed below are a number of links to pages we have prepared that provide a variety of information concerning this event. Just click on a topic to view more information. We recommend you start with the Story of the Event so as to get an overall picture of what happen. The other topics with provide more specific information about the event.

 

	This segment will provide you with an overview of how the capture occurred and the outcome.		This is a link to the Cornell University Archives that contain the Official Union and Confederate Naval Records of the war. This will take you to the first in a series of reports that describe the event. Please note this will take you away from this site.
	This page lets you read Captain Henderson's diary account of his capture by the Union. It also provides the Union account of his capture.		This page provides you with pictures of Dymers Creek as well as found objects relating to the action that took place in Dymers Creek.