Capture By The Union Navy
Advance was captured by Santiago de Cuba on 10 September 1864 when she attempted to put to sea from Wilmington, North Carolina. Condemned by the New York prize court, Advance was purchased by the Navy that same month; then commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 28 October 1864, Lt. Comdr. John H. Upshur in command.
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