The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Friday, September 10, 2010

CSS Winslow

Sidewheel steamer, 207 tons, 1 32-pounder, 1 6-pounder brass rifle.

Also known as the Warren Winslow, formerly the riverboat steamer J.E. Coffee of Norfolk, Virginia.

Purchased by North Carolina after the state seceded May 20, 1861. Lieutenant T. M. Crossan commanded it. Cruised off Cape Hatteras Inlet, NC and took several prizes, including the steamer Itasca.

When North Carolina joined the Confederacy in July, North Carolina's fleet was turned over to the government and became part of the Confederate Navy.

It carried Captain S. Barron, commander of forts Hatteras and Clark and was under fire there may 28-29, 1861. After the fall of the forts, the Winslow carried wounded and refugees up the Neuse River to Goldsboro.

On November 7, 1861, it struck a sunken hull near Ocracoke Inlet and sank. After efforts to refloat ot failed, it was set afire by its crew.

A Lottle-Known Confederate Ship. --B-R'er

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