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l vessels and transports which appeared off Hatteras Inlet on August 27, 1861. This inlet is a gap in the sandy barrier that lines the coast of North Carolina about eighteen miles southwest of Cape Hatteras. It was the principal entrance to Pamlico Sound, a large body of water lying between the sandy beach and the mainland. The channel of the entrance had about seven feet of water, and was protected by two small forts constructed on the sand. Our forces were under the command of Captain Samuel Barron, an officer of distinction formerly in the United States Navy. After a short bombardment which developed the strength of the enemy and his own comparative weakness, he capitulated. A much larger fleet of naval vessels and transports, carrying fifteen thousand men, appeared off the harbor of Port Royal, South Carolina, on November 4, 1861. This harbor is situated midway between the cities of Charleston and Savannah. It is a broad estuary, into which flow some two or three strea
n, report of Sherman's atrocities in South Carolina, 601-06. Bagby, Colonel, 198. Bahama (ship), 210, 211. Baker's Creek, Battle of, 341-343, 346. Baldwin, General, 25, 334, 339. Banks, General N. P., 67, 88, 89, 90, 96, 97, 114, 212, 251,253, 275, 335, 351, 352, 455,456, 457, 458. Commander of New Orleans, 242, 638. Barksdale, General, William, 295-96, 301, 377. Barnes, Surgeon-General (U. S.), 513. Barney, Lt. John N., 165, 169. Barnwell, Lieutenant, 589, 595. Barron, Capt., Samuel, 62-63. Barry, Col. William S., 329. Barton, General, 428, 459. Battle, General, 18, 434, 449. Baxter, Governor of Arkansas, 642. Beale, General, 512. Beaufort (tug), 165, 166. Beauregard, Gen. P. G. T., 29, 32, 34, 35, 37, 40, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 54, 59, 177, 345,429, 430, 431,432,479, 480, 481, 485, 491,530, 533, 534, 536, 575, 586. Report on first day of battle of Shiloh, 48-50, 53. Retreat to Tupelo, 60. Surrender of Command, 60-61. Letter from Davis conce