Record #:

24518

Author(s):

Graves, T. France

Abstract:

This article recounts the time when the Confederate Navy confronted a Yankee fleet on the open seas outside of the Cape Fear River. CSS RALEIGH (ship) was used in an effort to clear Onslow Bay of Union blockaders.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 2, July 1977, p8-10, 44, il, por

Subject(s):

Onslow Bay; Cape Fear River--History; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades

Record #:

9311

Author(s):

Graves, T. France

Abstract:

During the Civil War, cannonballs were often used and varied in size from three to twenty inches. The Torpedo Service, stationed in Cape Fear, sunk forty-three Union vessels using mines. Confederate land mines are sometimes still found today, although most have been found.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 10, Mar 1980, p26-28, il

Subject(s):

Projectiles; Submarine mines; Mines (Military explosives)

Record #:

24522

Author(s):

Graves, T. France

Abstract:

This article recounts the Confederate’s attempt to keep Union ships out of the Cape Fear River using three ironclads: CSS NORTH CAROLINA (ship), CSS RALEIGH (ship), and CSS WILMINGTON (ship).

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 3, August 1977, p16-18, 35, il, por

Subject(s):

Cape Fear River--History; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; CSS NORTH CAROLINA (Ironclad); North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Union naval operations; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations--Confederate