Record #:

24560

Author(s):

Johnson, Margaret

Abstract:

Earthen fortifications in Winton provided little protection to Confederates during the Civil War. Winton was the first town burned during the war and was lost in 1862 as a result of gunboats on the Chowan River.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 17, February 1972, p12-13, il

Subject(s):

Fortification; Fortifications--North Carolina; Winton--History; Chowan River; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865