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Donnelly, Ralph W.

The North Carolina Navy began on May 27, 1861, when several Albemarle Sound steamers were organized as gunboats and army transports to protect the North Carolina shoreline. The navy had existed for only two months when the ships were bought by the Confederacy and used to challenge Federal ships. The Beaufort, for example, engaged the Federal ship the Albatross on July 22, 1861, and although neither ship suffered any major damage, the message was sent to the Federal army that passage through the Outer Banks would not go uncontested. That same day, all the North Carolina navy boats were bought by the Confederate army. The Beaufort engaged in several more battles and finally burned in Richmond on April 4, 1865.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 50 Issue 4, Sept 1982, p22-23, 39, il Periodical Website

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations

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Donnelly, Ralph W.

Organized in the spring of 1861, the North Carolina Navy defended coastal waters until absorption into the Confederate Navy during the summer of 1861. David Alexander Coleman was the navy's best-known officer.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 56 Issue 8, Jan 1989, p14-17, por Periodical Website

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Coleman, David Alexander; North Carolina. Navy

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Donnelly, Ralph W.

Stationed off the Outer Banks in 1861, the WARREN WINSLOW captured four enemy ships. The WINSLOW's history is detailed in this article.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 50 Issue 10, Mar 1983, p8-10, il, por, f Periodical Website

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations