Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Fayetteville” in year 1861, month January, day 2 of Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864:
...ed all over the State.--Baltimore American.
Governor Ellis, of North Carolina, dispatched troops to seize upon Fort Macon, at Beaufort, the forts at Wilmington, and the United States arsenal at Fayetteville .--Times, Jan. 3.
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