Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Roanoke Island, in North Carolina” in article 9 of The Daily Dispatch: may 31, 1861., [Electronic resource]:
...g in relation to the rumor that Federal troops had invaded the soil of the Old North State.
A report appears in some of the Virginia papers, to the effect that Federal troops had been landed on Roanoke Island, in North Carolina .
There appears to be no truth in the rumor.
No Federal troops have as yet been landed at any point in this State.
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