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Posted: 5:15 PM Nov 9, 2009
NC state officials identify Civil War shipwreck
A branch of a North Carolina agency has identified the remains of a Civil War shipwreck that burned at sea more than 145 years ago.
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KURE BEACH, N.C. (AP) -- A branch of a North Carolina agency has identified the remains of a Civil War shipwreck that burned at sea more than 145 years ago.
The state Underwater Archaeology Branch said Monday that a silver-plated spoon inscribed with the name of a crew member from the CSS Appomattox confirmed the ship's identity.
A four-member diving team discovered the shipwreck in August 2007 in the Pasquotank River. They had been searching for the Appomattox for more than 10 years.
The Appomattox was part of a set of armed steamers that defended northeastern North Carolina waters. Its Confederate crew set the ship on fire in 1862 while fleeing Union forces.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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