Updated: 9:30 PM EST Thursday December 22, 2005

John Hartman, right, and his brother, Philip, explore the swampy area Thursday near Neuseway Park. Cypress trees and the land's topography make the area a perfect backdrop for "Secession Path," the movie John Hartland will begin filming in Kinston next week.

Neuse II to make second film appearance

Filming of beleaguered boat to begin next week

By Lee Raynor
Editor

Posted: 9:30 PM EST Thursday December 22, 2005
A Colorado film-maker Tuesday will begin shooting a movie centered around the CSS Neuse gunboat. The Neuse II will substitute in the film for the original ironclad.

John Hartman will feature the Neuse II in a story about a Confederate army captain who is suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome and questioning his role in the war. The captain's commanding officer, in an effort to rehabilitate the man, sends him on a mission to spy on Northern spies who are gathering information about a Confederate ironclad being built in Seven Springs.

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