![]() ![]() Secretary Mallory had to appeal directly to the governor of North Carolina to try and get the iron he needed. The railroads were tied up ferrying troops. The iron ore fields in Tennessee and Kentucky had fallen under Union control. The first problem was where to get the iron. Even so, he set about getting them built. Problem was, he didn't have any warships and there wasn't much iron to be had. Mallory was convinced that the way to win the war was ironclad warships. He was appointed head of the Confederate Navy in 1861. The story is at times dramatic, frustrating and incredibly sad. Now, many of you history buffs might know why parts of an ironclad ship is lying inland, at the bottom of the Neuse River, but we did not. This week, an archaeological team is expected to set out to see if they can find remains of the CSS Neuse, a battleship that met a watery grave near Kinston, NC, during the Civil War.
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