LEADER 04884ctm 2200637 i 4500001 ocm36593782 003 OCoLC 005 20230202014903.0 008 970321s1996 xx ab bm 000 0 eng d 035 (Sirsi) o36593782 035 (OCoLC)36593782 040 ERE |beng |erda |cERE |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dOCLCF |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCL |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 n-usu--n-us-nc 049 EREE 050 4 E599.R37 |bP43 1996 100 1 Peebles, Martin D., |eauthor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 10 CSS Raleigh : |bthe history and archaeology of a Civil War ironclad in the Cape Fear River / |cby Martin D. Peebles. 264 0 |c1996. 300 127 leaves : |billustrations, maps ; |c28 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 |bM.A. |cEast Carolina University |d1996 500 Submitted to the faculty of the Department of History. 500 Advisor: Gordon P. Watts, Jr. 520 3 This thesis is an historical and archaeological account of the Confederate ironclad CSS Raleigh, which after an overnight engagement with the Union blockade, was lost in the Cape Fear River in 1864. The ironclad was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, but a comprehensive study of the vessel's history and archaeological integrity was never made. Historically, nothing remains in the way of builder's plans or written specifications for this particular ironclad. Personal accounts associated with the design and construction of the vessel are also scarce. The Raleigh has been given cursory mention in a number of secondary works. None of them elaborate on the reasons for Flag Officer William Lynch's attack on the Federal squadron, or the circumstances of the ironclad's loss. Fortunately, the Raleigh belonged to a class of vessels that characterized Confederate ironclad design after the Battle of Hampton Roads, in which the USS Monitor fought CSS Virginia. Complimentary information on ironclads like the Raleigh includes builder's plans, engineering plans, a few written specifications and some visual material. Only a few naval historians have elaborated on the construction and service of Confederate ironclads. Some of their works present the broad scope of development of which the Raleigh was an integral part. Meanwhile, the wreck of the Raleigh comprises one of the most extensive bodies of information on the most popular form of Confederate ironclad design. Archaeological examinations in 1993 and 1994 contributed some important findings to the historical record. The most valuable find was in assessing how much more information can be gained from future investigations. Hence this thesis starts on a broad historical perspective of ironclad development, before narrowing to a focus on activities in Wilmington, and finally to an archaeological assessment of the Raleigh's present remains. 504 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-117). 610 20 Raleigh (Ironclad) |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 0 Armored vessels |zSouthern States |xHistory |y19th century. |=^A25428 651 0 Confederate States of America |xHistory, Naval. |=^A25429 650 0 Underwater archaeology |zNorth Carolina |zCape Fear River. |=^A19718 650 0 Shipwrecks |zNorth Carolina |zCape Fear River. |=^A19719 650 7 Armored vessels. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00814894 650 7 Shipwrecks. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01116638 650 7 Underwater archaeology. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01161071 651 7 North Carolina |zCape Fear River. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01243981 |?UNAUTHORIZED 651 7 Southern States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01244550 |?UNAUTHORIZED 651 7 United States |zConfederate States of America. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01205435 |?UNAUTHORIZED 648 7 1800-1899 |2fast 655 7 Academic theses. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01726453 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Naval history. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411632 655 7 Academic theses. |2lcgft 655 7 Thèses et écrits académiques. |2rvmgf |0(CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001173 700 1 Watts, Gordon P., |cJr., |edegree supervisor. |=^A111365 710 2 East Carolina University. |bDepartment of History. |=^A636991 856 41 |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/10213 949 Click on web address |wasis |hjoyner101 949 Click on web address |wasis |hhsl111 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 4 998 610838 998 610838