Record #:

28632

Author(s):

Williams, Isabel M.; McEachern, Leora H.

Abstract:

James Ryder Randall was secretary to Flag Officer William F. Lynch, commanding the Naval Defenses of North Carolina in 1863. He wrote daily letters to Kate S. Hammond, daughter of General M.C.M. Hammond of Burnside, describing his river excursions to Fort Fisher and Smithville. His letters provide a vivid picture of the estuary of the Cape Fear River in 1864.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 21 Issue 3, May 1978, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate