USS Underwriter (1852)
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USS Underwriter was a 341-ton sidewheel steamer that was purchased for military use by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Confederate troops abandoning USS Underwriter after setting her afire, 2 February 1864
The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal was built by a corporation in 1856–1860 to afford inland navigation between the Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle Sound. It comprises two canals that are 30 miles apa
USS Underwriter (1852)
…USS John L. Lockwood, USS Shawsheen, and USS Whitehead proceeded up the North River, North Carolina, and placed obstructions at the mouth of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. Underwriter assisted in the capture of New Bern, North Carolina, on 13–14 March 1862, knocking out a Confederate battery along the Neuse River during…
The Great Bridge over the Canal