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Book Synopsis The Wilmington Campaign by : Chris Eugene Fonvielle
Download or read book The Wilmington Campaign written by Chris Eugene Fonvielle and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing coverage of both battles for Fort Fisher, this book includes a detailed examination of the attack and defence of Fort Anderson. It also features accounts of the defence of the Sugar Loaf Line and of the operations of Federal warships on the Cape Fear River.
Book Synopsis Treason on the Cape Fear by : Philip Hatfield, PhD
Download or read book Treason on the Cape Fear written by Philip Hatfield, PhD and published by 35th Star Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although rarely discussed by historians, events on North Carolina's southeastern coast during the months of January to April 1861 challenge the popular narrative that the Civil War began with President Abraham Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers following the attack on Fort Sumter. Treason on the Cape Fear demonstrates that hostilities were already in progress well before Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, 1861. Shortly after South Carolina's secession on December 20, 1860, President James Buchanan announced his intention to strengthen southern coastal forts. This agitated North Carolina's southeastern coastal residents' already tense mood, with fears of imminent invasion. However, when the Wilmington Journal falsely reported that Buchanan had sent two U.S. steamers carrying heavy artillery and soldiers to secure Fort Caswell, located south of the port city on the Cape Fear River, tensions escalated to the point of no return. On January 10, 1861, Wilmington city leaders ordered three hundred local militia deemed "The Cape Fear Minutemen" to capture Fort Caswell and Fort Johnston, without authorization from the Federal government, a blatant act of treason. Despite this, no legal action was taken as North Carolina Governor John W. Ellis simply apologized to President Buchanan and ordered the militia to immediately surrender the forts. Following the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, however, Ellis ordered the militia to recapture the forts, and this time no apology was given.
Book Synopsis Defending America's Coasts, 1775-1950 by : Dale E. Floyd
Download or read book Defending America's Coasts, 1775-1950 written by Dale E. Floyd and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Along the Cape Fear by : Susan Taylor Block
Download or read book Along the Cape Fear written by Susan Taylor Block and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean, Wilmington, North Carolina, is at the center of the historic Cape Fear region. Incorporated in 1740, Wilmington has been called home by such notables as Woodrow Wilson, David Brinkley, Whistler's mother, and Frank Capra Jr. Sports fans know Wilmington as the hometown of famed basketball player Michael Jordan. In Along the Cape Fear, local historian and author Susan Taylor Block explores this picturesque region of beautiful nearby beaches and charming eighteenth- and nineteenth-century buildings. Readers are invited to see why the Wilmington area has attracted everyone from heads of state, to history buffs, to directors of major motion pictures.
Download or read book Implosion written by Morris F. Britt and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book was over a dozen years in the making and represents the most comprehensive and documented history of the Lumbee/Tuscarora of the Greater Lumbee Settlement. It compares and contrasts the mixed tribe Lumbees with other tribes in the State of North Carolina and those in South Carolina and Virginia.
Book Synopsis A Legacy in Brick and Stone by : John Weaver
Download or read book A Legacy in Brick and Stone written by John Weaver and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive history of the American Third System of Fortifications that defended our coastline for more than half of century, these architectural wonders were built from 1816 through 1867 from Maine through the Florida Keys to New Orleans, with two forts in San Francisco Bay. Almost all of these 42 masonry forts still stand along our shores, and most are open to the public. A Legacy in Brick and Stone provides the background of these famous Civil War forts - why they were built where they are, who built them, and how they functioned - as well as descriptions of each fort. This revised and expanded edition has grown by over 100 pages, and over 400 new photographs and drawings have been included.
Book Synopsis My Life in the Old Army by : Abner Doubleday
Download or read book My Life in the Old Army written by Abner Doubleday and published by TCU Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often thought of as the inventor of baseball - the great American pastime - Abner Doubleday was first and foremost a soldier. My Life in the Old Army is comprised of a set of previously unpublished writings (the originals are housed at the New-York Historical Society) with an emphasis on Doubleday's tour of duty during the Mexican War. He was on hand for the first shots of the conflict, for the battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista, and later served in Saltillo after the campaign moved farther south toward Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, he traveled far and wide in Mexico and describes his experiences in this volume.
Book Synopsis Cape Fear Lost by : Susan Taylor Block
Download or read book Cape Fear Lost written by Susan Taylor Block and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progress is a contradictory term, one that inherently means an improvement of luxury and an advancement of technology, yet usually at the expense of a community's identity, traditions, and history. Though many buildings survived Civil War skirmishes and Northern occupation during Reconstruction, these same structures did not escape the plans of ambitious entrepreneurs and thus disappeared from Wilmingtone(tm)s landscape, only to be replaced, over time, by shopping plazas and nationally recognizable commercial facades. Cape Fear Lost celebrates places that have vanished from presentday Wilmington. In this volume of more than 200 photographs, you will be able to explore the Wilmington of a bygone era, one punctuated by unpaved tree-lined streets and architecturally diverse dwellings. As you thumb through these pages, you will experience firsthand the beauty of many former mansions scattered throughout the downtown area, familiar churches, civic buildings and schools that once dotted the cityscape, the many businesses that utilized the pedestrian, horse-and-wagon, and shipping traffic along Market Street, and the transformation of Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach from humble summer bungalows into major tourist retreats. These varied scenes allow you an extraordinary insight into this coastal communitye(tm)s changing character over the past century and a half.
Book Synopsis General Benjamin Smith by : Alan D. Watson
Download or read book General Benjamin Smith written by Alan D. Watson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography is about one of North Carolina's early governors, an advocate for public education in the post-Colonial period. Benjamin Smith (1757-1826) came from a distinguished South Carolina family and acquired enormous wealth in the Cape Fear region as a member of the planter class. Like his elite white peers, Smith was active in public life, in county government and as a legislator in state politics. He promoted public schools, the University of North Carolina, domestic manufacturing, banking, penal reform, and internal improvements. Earning the nickname "General" because of his militia activities, he rose to governorship but ended up dying in poverty.
Book Synopsis Ironclads and Columbiads by : William R. Trotter
Download or read book Ironclads and Columbiads written by William R. Trotter and published by Blair. This book was released on 1989 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Civil War in NC's coastal area.
Book Synopsis Southport, Oak Island, and Bald Head Island by : Daniel Fink
Download or read book Southport, Oak Island, and Bald Head Island written by Daniel Fink and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southport, Oak Island, and Bald Head Island are coastal North Carolina communities. History abounds in this area, settled by the Smith brothers in the late 1700s. A century later, Fort Caswell was built on Oak Island and used for Confederate defense. Two of North Carolina's historic lighthouses grace the beaches of the area. "Old Baldy" was built in 1817 in a unique octagonal shape. On Oak Island, the lighthouse is modern yet beautiful; it was completed in 1958. River steamer routes flowed through here until 1925, exporting and importing goods at the Wilmington port. Today, the area is a popular destination for tourists who enjoy the plentiful live oaks, fishing, the waterfront park of Southport, and the North Carolina Maritime Museum. Southport, Oak Island, and Bald Head Island showcases the rich military and recreational history of these coastal towns.
Book Synopsis "A Succession of Honorable Victories" by : Richard Allen Sauers
Download or read book "A Succession of Honorable Victories" written by Richard Allen Sauers and published by American Society for Training & Development. This book was released on 1996 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fort Caswell in War and Peace by : Ethel Herring
Download or read book Fort Caswell in War and Peace written by Ethel Herring and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blue & Gray Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Down the Wild Cape Fear by : Philip Gerard
Download or read book Down the Wild Cape Fear written by Philip Gerard and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down the Wild Cape Fear: A River Journey through the Heart of North Carolina
Book Synopsis Compendium of the Confederacy: A-L by :
Download or read book Compendium of the Confederacy: A-L written by and published by Broadfoot Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Gray Phantoms of the Cape Fear by : Dawson Carr
Download or read book Gray Phantoms of the Cape Fear written by Dawson Carr and published by Blair. This book was released on 1998 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of blockade runners, the captains, the crews, the cargoes, the opponents, and the unbelievable escapes.
