The Nov. 15th Daily Advance by Kristin Pitts.
"Long quest, a little luck led to the Appomattox's discovery." Phillip Marlowe had been looking for it a long time. He had even thought he had found it six times earlier. The ship was deep min the mud of the Pasquotank River. near South Mills.
The Appomattox was a steamboat with a single propeller, 85 feet long and 20.5 foot beam.
Friction primers, used to fire cannons during the Civil War were found so they knew it was a gunboat. The big discovery was a silver plated spoon which had what looked to be J. Kuritt inscribed upon it. A list of the crew members was on hand, but no one by that name was on it..
But, a J. Skerritt was.
More to Come. --Old B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
