Record #:

24682

Author(s):

Wilkinson, J.

Abstract:

Part one of a two-part narrative, Wilkinson was in command of the ROBERT E. LEE (ship) and discusses what it was like to bring his ship through the Union blockading fleet in Wilmington during the Civil War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 22, March 1955, p11-12, il

Subject(s):

ROBERT E. LEE (Ship); Blockade running; Blockade running--Wilmington; Blockade runners; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockade runners