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21495
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William F. Martin and Gilbert Elliott received a contract to build the Ironclad Tarboro on the Tar River in 1862. At the same time they were constructing another ironclad, the famous Albemarle, on the Roanoke River. Little information about the Tarboro has come down through history. It was burned during General Potter's Union Cavalry raid on July 20, 1863. Harris relates what is known and why Tarboro was chosen as the construction site.
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Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Fall 2008, p15-17, il, map
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21775
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On May 4, the Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle engaged seven Union ships in Albemarle Sound. The Albemarle severely damaged two ships and the rest withdrew. The only real damage sustained by the ship was a smokestack riddled with holes. To mark the 150th anniversary of the battle, Wallace Abernathy and Walter White are building a replica of the smokestack which will be attached to the Albemarle's replica now docked in Plymouth.