CSS Neuse Center schedules a March event to roll out exhibition

The CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center in Kinston, N.C., will unveil its final phase of permanent exhibits. Entitled, “The Civil War in Eastern North Carolina,” these exhibits will showcase a variety of aspects of the Civil War including causes, military engagements and personalities and the involvement of women and African Americans during the conflict. An event is planned for the evening of March 11. -- Article

CSS Neuse event this weekend in N.C.

Saturday, the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center in eastern North Carolina is holding a grand opening, ribbon cutting and a 150th commemorative program marking the anniversary of the Battle of Wyse Fork and the final days of the Confederate ironclad. The day will include music and a tour. • Article

Search for CSS Neuse debris delayed

The high-tech search for long-missing pieces of a Civil War ironclad will have to wait a few more days, after high water on the Neuse River near Kinston, N.C., forced cancellation of a research expedition Monday. • Article | Previous coverage

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Confederate ironclad will be protected

One of the largest Civil War artifacts in eastern Carolina is getting a new home in Kinston. The hull of the ironclad CSS Neuse will be moving to a climate-controlled facility that will help preserve it. The project is a private-public partnership that the city of Kinston says it has been working on for over a decade. • Article | • History of vessel