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This Day in U.S. Naval History – October 28

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October 28, 2010

1864 - Steamer General Thomas and gunboat Stone River destroy Confederate batteries on Tennessee River near Decatur, Alabama.

1882 - Orders issued for first Naval Attache (LCDR French Chadwick sent to London, England).

(Source: Navy News Service)