Record #:

10673

Author(s):

Moore, Sally G.

Abstract:

In 1864, Confederate soldiers, assisted by local secret agents in Carteret County, undertook to destroy the Cape Lookout Lighthouse to prevent its capture and use by Federal troops.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 37 Issue 4, July 1969, p10-12, 31, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Cape Lookout Lighthouse--History