During the war, Wilmington was the destination of many ships running the blockade, but there was also a lot of commerce going up and down the Cape Fear River between the city and Fayetteville.
I came across an entry in the Cape Fear River Steamers blog containing an article from the July 22, 1888, Wilmington Morning Star in regards to a marine parade to take place on the river. You have to wonder how many of these ships were plying the river during the war and whether or not their captains were involved as well.
The line up was announced in the paper:
VERTNER-- Capt. Morgan
IDA LOUISE-- Capt. Evans
OKLAHOMA-- Capt. Steward
NARASSA-- Capt. Thornton
BOSS-- Capt. Manning
LOUISE-- Capt. Sellers
BESSIE-- Capt. Crapon
PET-- Capt. Taft
CRAIGHILL-- Capt. J.H. Williams
ENTERPRISE-- Capt. Ware
ACME-- Capt. Taylor
More to Come. --Old B-R'er
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