Robert B. Long Collection

ca. 1861-1862
Manuscript Collection #1264
Portions of this collection are digitized (1 item)
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Creator(s)
Long, Robert Bruce
Physical description
2 Items
Preferred Citation
Robert B. Long Collection (#1264), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions. Special Collections does not hold original photographs.

This collection includes digital images of one albumen photograph of Confederate Fort Hatteras and one of Confederate Fort Clark in North Carolina. Based on the progress that had been made on U.S. modifications of the captured forts, the photographs were probably taken between November 1861 and May 1862 by a New Bern photographer.

Biographical/historical information

Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark were Civil War forts used by the Confederacy to protect their commerce-raiding activities. The forts were located in the Outer Banks, near Cape Hatteras. The forts had limited defenses, having a lack of both personnel and mounted artillery. Following the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries (August 28-29, 1861), the forts were secured by the Union Army, reducing the Confederacy's commerce raiding and providing access to the North Carolina Sounds.

Scope and arrangement

This collection consists of two digitized photos of Forts Hatteras and Clark, most likely taken between November 1861 and May 1862 by a New Bern photographer. One photograph, most likely of Fort Clark, is 3 x 3 inches and the other, most likely of Fort Hatteras, is 2 7/8 x 3 1/8 inches.

Administrative information
Custodial History

September 3, 2015, Loaned for copying by Robert Bruce Long. Special Collections does not hold original photographs.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Robert Bruce Long

Copyright notice

The donor retains legal title, copyright, and literary property rights to the images. Permission to publish must be obtained from the donor.

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Key terms
Topical
Fortification--Confederate States of America
Fortification--North Carolina--Hatteras Island
Places
Hatteras Island (N.C.)--Military, History--19th century--Pictorial works
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865