Record #:

34744

Author(s):

Williamson, Sonny

Abstract:

In February 1862, two Beaufort residents successfully ran the Union blockade of Beaufort on board the CSS NASHVILLE. Used for transporting goods, NASHVILLE would continue to serve as a blockade runner for Confederate forces. In March, NASHVILLE transported arms and munitions across the blockade at the Cape Fear River; sailed into Nassau, and successfully bypassed Union sailors at the port of Georgetown, South Carolina.

Source:

The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2006, p5-6, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Union naval operations; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations--Confederate