Robert M. Dunkerly

Redcoats on the Cape Fear

The Revolutionary War in Southeastern North Carolina, revised edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nestled on the banks of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina, remains famous as a blockade-running port during the Civil War. Not as renowned is the city's equally vital role during the Revolution. Through the port came news, essential supplies, and critical materials for the Continental Army. Both sides contended for the city and both sides occupied it at different times. Its merchant-based economy created a hotbed of dissension over issues of trade and taxes before the Revolution, and the presence of numerous Loyalists among Whigs vying for independence generated considerable tension among civilians. Based on more than 100 eyewitness accounts and other primary sources, this volume chronicles the fascinating story of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear during the Revolution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9780786469581
• ISBN-10: 0786469587
• Artikelnr.: 34564090

Autorenporträt

Robert M. Dunkerly, a park ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park, is an historian, author, and speaker involved in historic preservation and research.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface to the Revised Edition     
Introduction     
1. The People and the Land     
2. The Road to War     
3. Wilmington Prepares     
4. Moores Creek     
5. British on the Cape Fear     
6. The War Broadens, 1777-1780     
7. The British Return     
8. British Occupation     
9. Civil War     
10. Evacuation and Revenge     
11. Aftermath     
Epilogue     
Appendix A: Historic Sites     
Appendix B: Prisoners on the British Forbay     
Appendix C: Halifax Resolves     
Appendix D: Order of Battle, Moores Creek, 1776     
Appendix E: British Order of Battle, 1781     
Appendix F: Revolutionary War Battles and Military Actions in North
Carolina     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index