The Civil War on the Outer Banks: A History of the Late Rebellion Along the Coast of North Carolina from Carteret to Currituck With Comments on Prewar Conditions and an Account of - Hardcover

Mallison, Fred M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786404175 ISBN 13: 9780786404179

Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

The ports at Beaufort, Wilmington, New Bern and Ocracoke, part of the Outer Banks (a chain of barrier islands that sweeps down the North Carolina coast from the Virginia Capes to Oregon Inlet), though smaller than their counterparts in South Carolina, were useful for the import of war matriel and the export of cash producing crops. From official records, contemporary newspaper accounts, personal journals of the soldiers, and many unpublished manuscripts and memoirs, this is a full accounting of the Civil War along the North Carolina coast.

About this title

About the Author:

The late Fred M. Mallison was a graduate of N.C. State University and East Carolina University. He lived in Washington, North Carolina.

Review:

"Mallison...does a splendid job of filling in a much-needed piece of the puzzle. ...masterfully written...an excellent book covering the events of the war and the Outer Banks, a welcomed addition to any bookshelf" -- North & South

"a chronological account of Civil War military operations and some effects of federal occupation of the state's sounds and barrier islands. ...draw[s] from a large body of sources rich in official reports, newspaper reports, anecdotes, contemporary testimony, and retrospective regimental histories. ...will be useful as a reference resource" -- North Carolina Libraries

"enumerate[s] the factors that made the Outer Banks strategically important to its residents, the Confederacy and the Union" -- The Civil War Courier

"guaranteed to stir the reader's imagination. ...accurate and well-told account" -- THE ENSIGN

"looks at the importance of the small river ports along the coast for the import of war material and export of cash-producing crops" -- Carolina Country

"written from official records, contemporary newspaper accounts, soldiers' journals, and unpublished manuscript sources, this book is a fine example of the new Civil War scholarship that focuses on the war's effect on regions and regiments" -- C&RL News

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0786404175
• ISBN 13: 9780786404179
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 243