CSS Neuse

CSS Neuse (HMKDA)

Location: Kinston, NC 28504 Lenoir County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 16.015', W 77° 37.28'

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The Story of CSS Neuse

The Confederate ironclad ram Neuse was constructed at Whitehall (present-day Seven Springs) beginning in October 1862. The unfinished hull survived the fighting there during Union Gen. John G. Foster's raid in December of 1863. It was docked at an area known as the Cat Hole, then outfitted with engines, iron plate, and armament. In April 1864, Neuse was ordered to aid Confederate Gen. Robert F. Hoke in his attempt to recapture New Bern. The vessel ran aground on a sandbar, however, and could not proceed. A month later Neuse was freed and returned to its dock where it remained for ten months.

Following the Battle of Wyse Fork in March 1865, Capt. Joseph Price took Neuse downriver to delay the Union army while Confederate forces evacuated. The evacuation complete, the crew set fire to Neuse and abandoned her. The scuttled vessel sank to the river bottom where it rested for nearly a century. No serious efforts were made at recovery until 1961. For three years, salvagers worked to dig Neuse out of the mud. In 1964, the state of North Carolina took possession of the gunboat and developed it as a tourist attraction and state historic site.

"I felt a wonderful spirit of resignation... as I saw the nose of that engine of death stuck fast in the mud." - Chaplain Henry S. White, 5th Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery
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HM NumberHMKDA
Series This marker is part of the North Carolina Civil War Trails series
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Placed ByNorth Carolina Civil War Trails
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 10:17pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 261550 N 3905794
Decimal Degrees35.26691667, -77.62133333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 16.015', W 77° 37.28'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 16' 0.90" N, 77° 37' 16.80" W
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Area Code(s)252
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2701 Richard Caswell Grave Rd, Kinston NC 28504, US
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