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.
They appealed to the War Department for an overland expedition. This was to destroy the ram. The ram was named "Albemarle" after the body of water into which the Roanoke emptied. It could spare the troops needed to carry out the task. This was what the Union Army felt.