Onslow Raid ~ Jacksonville, NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 34° 45.094 W 077° 26.426
18S E 276612 N 3848206
Ships do not do well when run aground
Waymark Code: WMND16
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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County of Marker: Onslow County
Location of Marker: Marine Blvd. (US-17 Bus) & Old Bridge St. & Leonard St., Jacksonville
Marker Erected by: Division of Archives and History
Date Marker Erected: 2001
Marker Number: C 38

Marker Text:
Federal gunboat Ellis attacked this town Nov. 23, 1862, then ran aground downstream. It was abandoned under Confederate crossfire.

Extra Info Here: Ironclads and Here: CSS Ellis
and another link: Stopping Points

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/2001

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Division of Archives and History

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Other or General Civil War

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