North Carolina Shipwrecks

"The Blue Book says we've got to go out and it doesn't say a damn thing about having to come back." --Captain Patrick Etheridge, USLSS

Showing posts with label 1862. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 1862. Show all posts

Sunday, April 22, 2012

U.S. Transport City of New York ~ 15 February 1862

This original Civil War Harper's Weekly newspaper features a stunning illustration of the wreck of the City of New York. This ship wa...

Friday, February 10, 2012

Steamer Oriental ~ May 1862

The sailing steamer Oriental was built in 1861 in Philadelphia, and was used as a Federal transport ship in the Civil War. She met her fate...

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Federal Transport Pocahontas ~ 18 January 1862

Part of the Burnside Expedition, the Pocahontas was loaded with 90 horses intended for the 4th Rhode Island Infantry and 25th Massachusett...

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