798 Index

Usher, James, 141.
Usina,l Capt. M. P., narrative by,

415-435; sketch of, 415.
Utley, Rev. C. H., 639.

Van Amringe, Cyrus Stowe, 287.

Van Benthuysen, commander naval
detachment at Ft. Fisher, 385.

Van Bokkelen, A. H., 184, 2538, 659.

Van Bokkelen, Capt. John F. &.,
sketch of, 363, 364; 242, 285.
Vance, Gov. Zebulon B., colonel of
a North Carolina regiment, 453;
elected governor, 453, 454; ship

named for, 454; 571.

Van Cleff, John M., 161.

Vanderbilt, blockader, 473.

Vanderbilt, runs the blockade, 459;
steamer on line to Charleston,
145, 195.

Vassall, Henry, fails to bring relief
to colony, 35; promotes settle-
ment, 31.

Vass¢ll, John, leading promoter of
Charlestown settlement, 30, 31;
sends explorers, 31; unable to
hold colonists, 32; writes of fail-
ure of Charlestown settlement,
35, 36.

Van Viel, Caroline, 191.

Venable, Hon. Abraham W., 223,
225.

Venable, Dr. Francis P., quoted, 15,
667.

Vickers, Rev. T. C., 632.

Viper, H. B. M.’s sloop of war, 45,
96.

Vipperman, Rev. J. L., 638.

Visit to the Cape Fear (1734), 40-45.

Visit to the Highland settlement,
123-127.

Voigt, Rev. Dr. A. G., 641.

Von Borcke, Major, 470.

Waccamaw Lake, description of

(1734), 43, 44.

Waddell, Col. Alfred Moore, account
of writings of, 574, 575; de
scendant of Sir John Yeamans,
104; editor, 558; eminent mem-
ber Wilmington Bar, 566; ex-
member of Congress, 6541;
mayor, 451, 598, 599; narratives
by, 55, 56, 290, 291, 408; quoted,
142, 554, 606; sketch of, 307;
305, 318, 555, 573, 583, 644.

Waddell, Mrs. Alfred Moore, ex-
perience of on a blockade run-
ner, 451; president North Caro-
lina Society of Colonial Dames
of America, 583; 657.

Waddell, F. N., 258.

Waddell, F. N., jr., 234.

Waddell, Col. Hugh, at Alamance,
118; leader in resistance to
Stamp Act, 53, 96-98; officer in
French and Indian War, 119;
72.

Waddell, John, residence of, 57.
Wade, Captain (steamboat), 195.
Wainwright, Rev. J. A., 611.
Walker, Alvis, 121, 172.

Walker, Calhoun, 121.

Walker, Carlton, 66.

Walker, Capt. George, 121.

Walker, Henry, 121.

Walker, James, gives hospital to
Wilmington, 598; sketch of,
597; 644.

Walker, Capt. James, member Wil-
mington Committee of Safety,
111; sketch of, 136, 137; 135.

Walker, James W., teacher, 649.

Walker, John, 176.

Walker, Maj. John, residence of,
186; 66, 121, 212, 216, 218, 224,
252,

Walker, John M., 242, 243.

Walker, John Moseley, 66.

Walker, Maj. John (Jack), active
in resistance to Stamp Act, 92;
Revolutionary officer, 120, 121;
54, 615.

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Walker, Dr. Joshua C., 121, 356, 357.

Walker, Julius H., 249.

Walker, Louisa, 135.

Walker, Maj. Norman §S., Confed-
erate agent at Bermuda, 402.

Walker, Justice Platt Dickinson,

(Supreme Court), 241, 242, 243.
Walker, P. M., 212, 226.

Walker, Robert, 137.

Walker, Sergeant, U. S. A., 280.

Walker, Hon. Thomas 133; 3.

Walker, W. M., second in Wilkings-
Flanner duel, 234-236.

Walker, Willie A., 170.

Wallace, Rev. B. E., 626.

Wallace, S. D., 212.

Walsh, Rev. M., 191.

Walter, T. U., architect, 608.
Walters, Henry, develops A. C. L.
R. R. after the war, 668, 669.

War between the States.
Amusing incident in early war
preparations, 282, 283; Confed-
erate heroes, sketch of, 295-368;
decline in Confederate money,
414; foreign intervention hoped
for, 285; Ft. Fisher falls, 383-
386, 492-494; fortifying Confed-
erate Point, 281; General
Hospital No. 4, 356; General
Whiting and Courier Murphy,
274, 275; Governor Ellis orders
Ft. Caswell restored to U. S.

Johnston taken after firing on
Ft. Sumter, 279; history of the
Third Infantry Regiment, 273,
274; lawless conditions, 413;
Lee’s starving Soldiers, 468;
Memorial Association, account
of, 275, 276, 292; military prep-
arations, 272; minute men take
Ft. Caswell and Ft. Johnston,
277; North Carolina’s naval
force, 353; North Carolina
sends delegates to the peace
congresses, 268; Oak Island de-

fences, 380; people of the Cape
Fear fired by Lincoln’s eall for

War between the States, continued.
troops, 271; Rebel Rangers cap-
ture Federal gunboat, 353, 354;
Secession, on the eve of, 268-
271; secession sentiment in the
Cape Fear, 277; secession senti-
ment in North Carolina divided,
269, 277; services to the Con-
federacy of Mrs. Armand J.
DeRosset, 292-294; Soldiers’ Aid
Society, work of, 258, 275, 292,
414; Southern railroads in war
times, condition of, 289-291,

468; use of torpedoes in the
Cape Fear River, 499, 500; war

inaugurated in North Carolina
a month prior to secession, 280;
war prices in Wilmington, 288,
413, 414; Washington Peace
Congress, account of and George
Davis’ report on, 268-270 ; Wil-
mington captured, 495-499. See
Wilmington.

War of Jenkins’ Ear, cause of, 50-
52; North Carolina troops in,
51, 52.

Ward, Richard, member N. C. Sons
of Liberty, 106.

Ware, Dr. William, 194.

Washington, President, character of
contrasted with that of the
Duke of Marlborough, 221, 222;
diary of quoted, 209; Edward
Everett’s address on, 221, 222;

serves under Innes, 52; visits
Wilmington, 208, 209.
Water Witch, U. S. steamer cap-

tured by Lieutenant Price, 358.
Watkins, William, 78.

Watson, Bishop Alfred A., church of

taken for Federal hospital, 609;
sketch of, 364,

Watson, John, assists in laying off
Newton (1733), 48. See Witl-
mington.

Watson, Rev. N. M., 631.

Watters, Samuel, member N. GC.

Sons of Liberty, 106; Revolu-
tionary officer, 120.
Watters, William, 69.