CSS Neuse Confederate Ironclad Gunboat
(Front):
Moored near the King Street Bridge, the Confederate States Ship Neuse, and ironclad gunboat, was outfitted in Kinston in late 1863 and early 1864.
(Left):
An April 1864 attempt to take her downriver in a concerted attack on New Bern failed.
(Back):
The CSS Neuse was scuttled to prevent capture by Union forces on March 12, 1865 approximately one quarter mile downstream from this location.
(Right):
The ship remained on the river bottom until her recovery in 1863.
Marker is at the intersection of South Heritage Street and West Caswell Street, on the right when traveling south on South Heritage Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
