General
Robert F. Hoke and his division liberated the town of Plymouth, North
Carolina from enemy occupation with a combined land and water operation
in April 1864. Assisted by the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle which sunk
one enemy warship and severely damaged another, Hoke’s nearly all-North
Carolinian division forced the surrender of the enemy forts and
garrisons.
The
weekend event will feature a floating replica of the CSS Albemarle,
artillery firing, a War Between the States-era Tea Party, and reenactor
encampment. Also on-site will be Generals Robert F. Hoke and Matt
Ransom in their headquarters, and available for historical
interpretation.
After
the Plymouth action, Hoke very nearly liberated enemy-held New Bern
which would have minimized the enemy threat in North Carolina, and
limited their hold to only the Outer Banks.
Admission is required: $15 for adults; Youths 12-18 are $8; Children under 12 free with a paid adult admission.
North Carolina War Between the States Sesquicentennial“Unsurpassed Valor, Courage, and devotion to liberty” www.ncwbts150.com “The Official Website of the North Carolina War Between the States Sesquicentennial Commission”
Very interesting. Did I understand correctly, that the need to build this vessel is what brought about the invention of the metal drill, or screw?
ReplyDeleteIf I lived back there I would probably be a gypsy, wandering from re-enactment to re-enactment. ;-)
Miss Violet
I'll have to see it again as it has been a few years since I viewed it. A gypsy, huh? :)
DeleteI understood it the same as Gypsy. The guy invented the screw drill as a way to speed up the drilling of the holes in this boat.
ReplyDeleteI was unaware of the story of the CSS Albemarle which somewhat amazes me as close as I have lived to that area for 63 years. Good article. I enjoyed it. Thanks.
Thanks and where do you live?
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