Historical Marker
44th Infantry Division
Historical marker location:
Fort Dix, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and West 8th Street on Pennsylvania Avenue.)
The first recorded instance of a submarine attack on a ship occurred off the coast of New Jersey during the American Civil War. On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley attacked and sank the Union ship USS Housatonic near Charleston, South Carolina, while on its way from New Jersey.