Civil War Union Camp Live Oak Site in Waves, North Carolina Papers

2015-2016
Manuscript Collection #1373
Portions of this collection are digitized (1 item)
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Creator(s)
Covey, Mel, 1956-; Babits, Lawrence Edward
Physical description
0.25 Cubic Feet, 0.267 Gigabytes, half document case, consisting of reports and a CD
Preferred Citation
Civil War Union Camp Live Oak Site in Waves, North Carolina Papers (#1373), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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This collection contains two archeological reports of investigations conducted in Dare County, North Carolina.

Biographical/historical information

The study "Final Report, Archaeological Test Investigations, Fortification and Camp Live Oak, Waves, Dare County, North Carolina" was initiated by Mr. Mel Covey, a Hatteras Island resident. The archeological and documentary studies were conducted to identify the existence of a fortification and camp at the northern end of Hatteras Island.

The studys, "A Continuing Conflict for Chicamacomico's Camp Live Oak: Unbeknownst to Babits - A Critical Analysis of the Babits et al Final Report"was also conducted by Mr. Mel Covey. This study documented the 2013 Civil War investigation at the Wenberg residence in Waves Village. The village location contradicted with the position held by some that it was the the location of Camp Live Oak.

Scope and arrangement

The collection includes 2 reports related to the archaeological investigations at Waves in Dare County, North Carolina, to find the site of the Civil War Union Camp Live Oak. They are "Final Report, Archaeological Test Investigations, Fortification and Camp Live Oak, Waves, Dare County, North Carolina" by Lawrence E. Babits, Gregory Stratton, C. J. Idol, Calvin Mires, and Charles Ewen (2015), and "A Continuing Conflict for Chicamacomico's Camp Live Oak: Unbeknownst to Babits - A Critical Analysis of the Babits et al Final Report" by Mel Covey (2016). Also included is a CD of Covey's report.

Administrative information
Custodial History

February 6, 2020), 0.25 cubic feet; The collection includes 2 reports related to the archaeological investigations at Waves in Dare County, North Carolina, to find the site of the Civil War Union Camp Live Oak. They are "Final Report, Archaeological Test Investigations, Fortification and Camp Live Oak, Waves, Dare County, North Carolina" by Lawrence E. Babits, Gregory Stratton, C. J. Idol, Calvin Mires, and Charles Ewen (2015), and "A Continuing Conflict for Chicamacomico's Camp Live Oak: Unbeknownst to Babits - A Critical Analysis of the Babits et al Final Report" by Mel Covey (2016). Also included is a CD of Covey's report. Gift of Mel Covey.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mel Covey.

Processing information

Descriptions updated by Ashlyn Racine, August 2023

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Key terms
Personal Names
Babits, Lawrence Edward
Topical
Archaeological site location--North Carolina--Dare County
Excavations (Archaeology)--North Carolina--Dare County
Military camps--North Carolina--Dare County
Places
Camp Live Oak (N.C.)
Pea Island (N.C.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865