AH-WR-1752

Mystic

Side-Wheel Steamer · Lost 1865 · The Outer Banks

The side-wheel steamer Mystic was burned near Maple Cypress on the Neuse River in April 1865.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Mystic was a 154-ton side-wheel steamer built at New London, Connecticut, in 1852. Gaines records the vessel under a Union heading. She was burned by the 67th North Carolina Regiment near Maple Cypress on the Neuse River on April 5, 1865. Her exact wreck position and construction details beyond the documented type are not established.

Vessel

Built: 1852
Builder: Not established
Yard: New London, Connecticut
Material: Not established
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: 154 tons
Propulsion: Steam, side wheels
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: April 5, 1865
Cause: Fire
Location: Near Maple Cypress on the Neuse River, North Carolina
Water: Neuse River
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Maple Cypress, North Carolina
Region: The Outer Banks

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (75/100)

Exact wreck position, present depth and surviving condition are not established in the reviewed sources.

W. Craig Gaines — Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks (LSU Press, 2008)
Individual Mystic entry: side-wheel steamer, 154 tons, built 1852 at New London; burned April 5, 1865 by the 67th N.C. Regiment near Maple Cypress, Neuse River; cites OR 47:1:1134 and MSV 151.