In today's Naval Hapening 150 years ago, on April 6th, Flag Officer Lynch, CSN, listed ironclads building in NC as of this date: North Carolina, Raleigh, Neuse, Albemarle and an unnamed one at Tarboro. I was aware of the first four, but not the one at Tarboro, so did some research.
This first mention was from The Civil War Naval Chronology.
From the Learn NC site-- Union raid under Gen. Edward Potter reached Tarboro July 20th (1863) and destroyed a Confederate ironclad under construction as well as various military and civilian property.
From web.cortland site-- There was an improvised shipyard across the river from Tarboro where the Confederate Navy was building an ironclad gunboat similar to the CSS Virginia.
Potter's Raid on Tarboro captured and burned the steamboats General Hill and Governor Moreland and burned the partially built framework of an ironclad. This ended Confederate efforts to build an ironclad to protect the Tar-Pamlico region.
From the NC PurpleHeart site-- At Lt. Gilbert Elliott's boatyard, Potter's men destroyed what would have been an ironclad gunboat and also a smaller gunboat.
At a later time, there was an unsuccessful attack on Elliott's ironclad at Scotland Neck. the CSS Albemarle.
I have to wonder what the Tarboro's name would be" Perhaps the Tar or Pamlico, considering the names given to the two other non-Wilmington ironclads.
Here Comes the CSS Pamlico? --Old B-Runner
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