Sketches of the CSS Neuse by Lt. Richard H. Bacot

Sketches of the CSS Neuse
(© North Carolina Office of Archives & History)

These drawings by Lieutenant Bacot provide clues to the ship's architecture. Note the extra gun ports in the 45-degree angles of the casemate.

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