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