Record #:

22484

Author(s):

Drane, Robert Brent

Abstract:

Edenton, also known during the Revolutionary War as the Port of Roanoke, was an important port city, and was thus a British target during the conflict. One such predator on the Albemarle Sound was the British row galley, GENERAL ARNOLD. Attacks on boats and encounters with GENERAL ARNOLD forced many to flee across the Sound to Windsor. However, the citizens of Edenton banded together to meet GENERAL ARNOLD head-on.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 4, April 1908, p267-277

Subject(s):

Edenton--History; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Albemarle Sound; GENERAL ARNOLD (ship)