Record #:

20987

Author(s):

Earnhart, Hugh G.

Abstract:

This is a reprint of a letter written by Confederate Signal Officer Jerome DuShane describing his time aboard blockade runners traveling between Wilmington and Bermuda during the Civil War. DuShane's letter details his pride in blockade running and ability to outwit Union ships late in the war. Detailed accounts of maneuvers and engagements near Wilmington, Fort Fisher, the Cape Fear River, Bermuda, the West Indies and British Columbia are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 44 Issue 4, Oct 1967, p392-399, il, map, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades