Capps, Thomas Jefferson, sketch of,
313.

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Cape Fair Road, explorers anchor

in, 26, 31.
Cape Fear.

Coal mined in, 146, 303-305;
colonial leaders in, 92; coloni-
zation of foreigners in, 676;
description of cape, 5, 6, 519,
544; description of country, 40-
45; first assembly in, 31; first
attempted settlement of, 30-32;
libraries in, 80, 81; lighthouse,
description of, 519, 520; Lodge
No. 2, I. O. O. F,, organization
of, 170; merchant marine, 206;
“Minute Men,” action of, 277;
origin of name, 1-6; permanent
Settlement in, 38-40.

Cape Fear River.

Aids to navigation of, 516-521;
bar soundings, 201, 202; begin-
ning of Federal fortifications
on, 134-138; channel obstructed,
8; description of, 6-9, 36, 41,
519, 520; early depth of, 9, 10;
explored, 26-30; Federal ex-
penditures on, 12; Federal im-
provements of, 7, 10-12, 146, 147,
532-534; first steamboat on, 138,
139; forgotten aids to the navi-
gation of, 201; names of early
boats on and their masters, 139,
206, 207; outlet of more than 30
counties, 146; plantations on:
Belgrange, Belville, Belvidere,
Buchoi, Clarendon, Dalrymple
Place, Davis Plantation, Goyv-
ernor’s Point, Howe’s Point,
Hullfields, Kendal, Lilliput, Old
Town Creek (Rice Plantation),
Orton, Pleasant Oaks, Russell-
borough, Spring Garden (Grove-
ly), Forks, York, 57; river
lights, description of, 519, 520;
tributaries of, 6, 7; Stamp Act
on, 53, 87, 88, 91-100, 104. See
Stamp Act.

Capers, Bishop William, 630; de
scription of, 633; narrative by,
633-635.

Capps, Charles R., sketch of, 674.

Carden, Capt. G. L., quoted, 522; re-
port by, 530, 531.

Carmichael, Mrs. James, 572.

Carolina coast, general character of,
523-526.

Carr, Gov. Elias, 532.

Carr, James H., 561.

Carr, J. O., address by, 100; 566.

Carr, William T., quoted, 662.

Carroll, Mrs. George W., 103.

Cartagena, N. C. troops engaged in
battle at, 51, 52.

Carter, Captain, fortunate in block-
ade running, 452, 488.

Carteret Precinct, early extent of, 40.

Cashwell, C. C., 566.

Cassiday, James, 176.

Caswell, Gen. Richard, first gov-
ernor of the State, 547; Revo-
lutionary officer, 69, 115, 126.

Catlett, Prof. Washington, 172, 612.

Cazaux, Capt. Anthony D., sketch of,
314; 192.

Chadbourn, James H., 269; quoted,

662; work for schools, 657, 658,
660, 662, 663, 665.

Chadbourn, James H., jr., builds
mission church, 627; 561.

Chaffin, William A., teacher, 654.

Chalmers, A. C., 566.

Chambliss, M. V., 674.

Chameleon, Confederate ship, 468-
476.

Chandler, Samuel, editor, 179.

Chapman, Alexander, 77.

Chapman, Rev. Dr. R. H., 192.

Charles River (Cape Fear), account
of conditions on (1665), 32-34;
5, 6, 31.

Charlestown, end of settlement, 32;
first attempted settlement on
the Cape Fear, 30-32; named,
31; ruins of, 142.

Charleston, S. C., British fleet leave
Wilmington for, 113; in the
blockade, 472-476; N. GC. Conti-
nentals surrender at, 120; per-
manent settlement of, 32.

 

 

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Colleton, Sir John, Vassell’s letter to
concerning failure of Charles-
town settlement, 35, 36.

Collett, Capt. Abraham, commander
of Ft. Johnston, 53, 54.

Collier, Price, quoted, 550.

Cherokee, U. S. S., 476.

Cherry, Col. William W., 216.

Chestnut, Assistant Quartermaster
Columbus L., 314.

Chickamauga, Confederate cruiser,
406, 468, 469, 478.

Childs, Capt. F. L., Chief of Artil- Collier, Samuel, member New Han-

lery and Ordnance in the Cape over County Committee of
Fear, 281; 460. Safety, 111.
Childs, Gen. Thomas, 145. Colonial governors of North Caro-

Chreitzberg, Dr., quoted, 632. lina, sketch of, 51-69.
Churches in the Cape Fear. Colonial and Revolutionary heroes

Chapman and other revivals, of the Cape Fear, 119-121.
617, 618; early laws passed in Colonial members of the General

support of religion, 605; early Assembly, 89, 90.

Methodism in Wilmington, 632- Colston, Gen. R. E., military acad-

635; Federal occupation of, 609, emy of, 657.

640; great revival of 1858, 617, Colville, John, 623.

620, 622; history of New Han- Commissioners appointed for de-

over County churches, 605-647; fence against Spaniards, 50.

Layman’s Recollections, 619- Commissioners of Navigation and

625; maintaining the early Pilotage, appointment, author-

faiths, 603. ity, and work of, 515, 516.
Clarendon County, named, 31, 34. Committee of Safety formed in Wil-
Clarendon, Earl of, 3, 34. mington, 110.

Clarendon River (Cape Fear), 6,14. Comparison of Cape Fear commerce
Clark, Alexander, finds early Scotch in 1851 and 1914, 686.

settlers in North Carolina, 124. Comstock, Colonel, Federal officer in
Clark, Chief Justice Walter, 301. the attack on Ft. Fisher, 496.

Clark, Joseph, 682. Confederacy, agents of sent abroad,
Clark, Col. Thomas, Revolutionary 486; Daughters of, 275, 276, 571;

officer, 120. only railroad line left in, 468;
Clausen, Rev. F. B., 641. values in, 388, 480.

Clay, Hon. Henry, visits Wilming- Confederate commissariat cut off,
ton, 213, 215, 216. 389.

Clayton, Francis, active in resisting Confederate heroes, 295-368.
Stamp Act, 92; member Wil- (Confederate Lot, deed to, 275.
mington Committee of Safety, Gonfederate Navy, sketch of, 353,
111; promotes Revolutionary 476-483; 486.

Convention, 110. Confederate Point, battery on, 281;
Cleary, Colonel, 210. description of, 381; 481.

Cochran, Robert, 77. Confederate prisoners under fire on
. Cochran, Robert, entertains Presi- Morris Island, 301.

dent Monroe, 210; 615. Connor, Judge Henry G., 573.
Cochrane, Joshua, editor, 557. Constitution, political (Whig) prize
Coghlan, Captain, commander U. §S. ship, 176.

S. Raleigh, 532. Cook, Mr. and Mrs., early teachers,
Cole, Rev. John N., 631. 651.