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James Harrison Cain was a veteran of the Confederate Navy. He served on the ram ""Albemarle,"" an iron-plated vessel used to sink Union ships by ramming them. Cain wrote an account of the destruction of the Albemarle by torpedo on the night of October 27, 1864. All crew members escaped though they lost everything but what they were wearing.
Transcription: James Harrison Cain, Confederate States Navy, Ram Albemarle, Apr 14, 1845-Aug 28, 1932

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Title James Harrison Cain Memorial Plaque
Date (Text) December 2010
Date 2010-12
Geographic Coverage Davie County (N.C.)
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Digital Exhibit Digital Davie
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Contact Information Davie County Public Library / daviehistory@gmail.com
Digital Collection Images of North Carolina

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