Record #:

21495

Author(s):

Harris, Henry

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Fall 2008, p15-17, il, map

Subject(s):

Ironclads--Tar River; TARBORO (Ironclad)