Where did the last hostilities of the American Civil War take place, and which presently controversial commercial venture most greatly suffered from Confederate attacks?

star_gazer

The CSS Shenandoah fired the last shot of the Civil War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Shenandoah And the "presently controversial commercial venture" is whaling. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Shenandoah Sep 17 09, 7:11 PM

queproblema

Yes! "Where" would be Alaska. But it sounds more like piracy to me than naval combat: targets were merchant ships and whalers, not battleships or cruisers. "The Shenandoah fired the last shot of the American Civil War, in waters off the Aleutian Islands." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Shenandoah "Though Shenandoah's late June assault on the whaling fleet was accompanied by many rumors of the Civil War's end, she did not receive a firm report until 2 August 1865, when she encountered an English sailing ship that had left San Francisco less than two weeks before. Waddell then disarmed his ship and set sail for England." http://americancivilwar.com/tcwn/civil_war/Navy_Ships/CSS_Shenandoah.html Sep 17 09, 7:23 PM