Record #:

17323

Author(s):

Gery, Michael E.C.

Abstract:

Conflict came to North Carolina early in the Civil War when a combined Army, Navy, and Coast Guard expedition attacked the forts at Hatteras Inlet on August 28, 1861. Gery recounts the events.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 8, Aug 2012, p14-15, il

Subject(s):

Hatteras Inlet Batteries, Battle of, N.C., 1861

Record #:

13960

Author(s):

Dean, Earl

Abstract:

Though Cape Hatteras is well known for its many shipwrecks and other disasters, few are familiar with the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries in 1861, one of the most important early naval engagements of the Civil War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 22, Oct 1950, p5, 20, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations; Hatteras Inlet--History; Hatteras Inlet Batteries, Battle of, N.C., 1861