USS Commodore Perry
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USS Commodore Perry was a 512-long-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy in 1861, the first year of the American Civil War. She was named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval officer who had
USS Commodore Perry, Pamunkey River, photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Plymouth, North Carolina
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Established in 1787, Plymouth is the most populous town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,320 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Washington County. Pl
USS Commodore Perry
…campaign through which the Navy secured key coastal points. On 9 July 1862, at 2 a. m., the U.S. gunboats Commodore Perry, Shawsheen and Ceres, left Plymouth, N.C., and steamed up the Roanoke River on an expedition to Hamilton, where a large force of Confederates was reported to be stationed. On the Perry, which…
Downtown Plymouth
Plymouth in 1864
The Roanoke River in Plymouth. The Domtar facility is in the background.