Record #:

11685

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

This article describes the recovery of Civil War cannon from the Roanoke River near Hamilton. The cannon were dumped into the river when Confederate forces abandoned Fort Branch in 1865.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 35 Issue 10, Oct 1977, p36-37, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cannon--Conservation and restoration