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| "Congratulations are due to the Civil War Naval
History Group in Plymouth. The CSS Albemarle.....construction of a
sailing representative of the famous and most successful Confederate
ironclad is a great achievement. The Civil War will be brought to
life. The public will learn a great deal from this significant ship
and those who use it. This is an important contribution to our
recovery and understanding of the past." Dr. Timothy J. Runyan Director, Maritime Studies Program East Carolina University |
"....most impressive and
looks ready to take on both the Union Army and Navy once again! The
April 1864 victory at Plymouth in which the Albemarle played such an
important role rejuvenated hopes throughout the South that victory was
still possible for the Confederacy. This great victory that took
place on the Roanoke River has long been overlooked and a replica of the
Albemarle will go a long way in bringing alive the history of that
story." Tom Belton Curator of Military History North Carolina Museum of History |
| "Much
attention has been drawn of late to Civil War naval history with
archaeology on the CSS Alabama off the coast of France and on the USS
Monitor off Cape Hatteras, and with the raising of the CSS Hunley in
Charleston harbor. Now the pace is quickening with the reproduction
of the ram Albemarle.
The public will for the first time see a Confederate gunboat afloat and begin to understand what it was like to be a naval tar in the Civil War. The ram Albemarle will drw immediate interest and fill voids in this area of study of nation's history." Ed Merrell |
"I visited Plymouth about
two years ago and at our recent council meeting there, I was impressed to
see the progress you have made with your various maritime heritage
projects. Your maritime museum, the river lighthouse replica, and
the CSS Albemarle replica will showcase Plymouth's rich maritime and Civil
War history. For historians who believe that our discipline is both
an intangible and a tangible asset, it is gratifying to observe your
community grasp that concept and so successfully apply it in a
revitalization project. Today we find an awakened downtown Plymouth
that is on the verge of a transformation into a regionally
significant center of Cavil War naval history and the maritime history of
the lower Roanoke River. We recommend you for your community vision
and energetic and creative leadership. Plymouth is already the model and
is setting a high standard for community revitalization based on heritage
tourism." Lindley S. Butler, Chair North Carolina Maritime History Council Author, Pirates, Privateers, and Rebel Raiders |
| "There have
been a number of replicas of Civil War ships such as the Monitor built
over the years, but yours is one of the best that I have seen. It
certainly will be an enormous asset in educating the public about the
Civil War naval history and particularly the Confederate ironclads.
The Albemarle, of course, is one of the most successful of the confederate armorclads, perhaps the most successful considering her most important contribution to the Confederate victory at Plymouth in April 1864 and her ability to withstand the onslaught of a large force of Union warships later in the Albemarle Sound. I don't feel that the ALBEMARLE has
received the acclaim that she so richly deserves. Hopefully, what
you and the people of Plymouth are doing will rectify this
situation." |
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