Federal Lieutenant William B. Cushing leads a daring operation to destroy the Confederate ironclad C.S.S. Albemarle, a formidable force on the Roanoke River of coastal North Carolina.
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Federal Lieutenant William B. Cushing leads a daring operation to destroy the Confederate ironclad C.S.S. Albemarle, a formidable force on the Roanoke River of coastal North Carolina.
Confederate army and navy forces regain a town that enables them to open the vital Roanoke River to commerce on the North Carolina coast.
With help from the ironclad C.S.S. Albemarle, Confederates prepare to attack an important Federal post on the North Carolina coast.