Governor's Correspondence: Report from Captain Daniel McD. Lindsey on coastal defenses
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Title
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Governor's Correspondence: Report from Captain Daniel McD. Lindsey on coastal defenses
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Description
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Report from Captain Daniel McD. Lindsey detailing the reasons for abandoning isolated coastal defenses at Oregon Inlet and Portsmouth Island, North Carolina. This item was scanned as part of the American Civil War Sesquicentennial commemoration at the North Carolina State Archives. It was part of the monthly documents on the North Carolina Civil War 150 website (http://civilwar150nc.wordpress.com).
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Coverage
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(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction
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Creator
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Lindsey, Daniel McD.
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Date
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1861
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Identifier
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Local Call Number GP 154 (Correspondence). MARS ID 341.1 (series). Digital Identifier SR_341_1_GP_Henry_Toole_Clark_Letters_18610903
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Digital Collections. Civil War Collection. Governors' Papers, Modern. Hosted by the State Archives of North Carolina
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Rights
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State Document see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63754
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Source
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Henry Toole Clark. Governors' Papers. State Archives of North Carolina
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Source Link
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Subject
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Confederate States of America. Army. Corps of Engineers, Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 3rd, Confederate States of America. Navy, Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 17th, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations, Governors--North Carolina--Correspondence, Clark, Henry Toole, 1808-1874, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources, North Carolina. Office of the Governor
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Text
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United States forces attacked and captured North Carolina coastal defense Forts Hatteras and Clark at the end of August 1861. In the immediate aftermath of the successful expedition, Confederate coastal defenders were thrust into the untenable position of trying to hold a series of isolated outposts against superior naval forces. Currituck County native Captain Daniel McD. Lindsey gathered remnants of the 7th North Carolina volunteers (later designated the 17th NC State Troops, 1st organization) at an uncompleted fort near Oregon Inlet. Several other junior officers and some naval officers joined with Lindsey in a council of war to determine the fate of such isolated coastal fortifications at Oregon Inlet and Portsmouth Island. Lindsey’s seven-page report describes the actions and rationale behind the abandonment of those outposts. It also sets the stage for the intensified efforts to build the defenses of Roanoke Island.
Sourced from: https://civilwar150nc.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/first-wednesdays-coastal-military-action/
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Original Format
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Reports
