Battle of Portland Harbor

Battle of Portland Harbor
	Part of the American Civil War
	; Harper's Weekly illustration of USRC Caleb Cushing burning during the Battle of Portland Harbor.
Date	June 27, 1863
Location	off Portland, Maine
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Jacob McLellan	Charles Read
Units involved
	USRC Caleb Cushing
Strength
1 cutter; 2 steamers	1 schooner
Casualties and losses
1 cutter scuttled; 2 steamers damaged	25 captured; 1 schooner captured
	; The Union revenue cutter USRC Caleb Cushing was captured and scuttled by the Confederates during the battle.;

The Battle of Portland Harbor was an incident during the American Civil War, in June 1863, in the waters off Portland, Maine. Two civilian ships engaged two vessels under Confederate States Navy employment.