They appealed to the War Department for an overland expedition to destroy the ram, which was named "Albemarle" after the body of water into which the Roanoke emptied, but the Union Army never felt it could spare the troops needed to carry out the task.
But the Union Army never felt it could spare the troops needed to carry out the task. They appealed to the War Department for an overland expedition to destroy the ram that was to be named "Albemarle" after the body of water into which the Roanoke emptied.
They appealed to the War Department for an overland expedition to destroy the ram that was to be named "Albemarle" after the body of water into which the Roanoke emptied. But the Union Army never felt it could spare the troops needed to carry out the task.
They appealed to the War Department for an overland expedition to destroy the ram that was to be named "Albemarle" after the body of water into which the Roanoke emptied. But the Union Army never felt it could spare the troops needed to carry out the task.