Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Roanoke” in chapter 1.13 of John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War.:

...he other day, the following slip from a Norfolk paper of the year 1862: The Confederate steamer Arrow arrived here this morning, from Currituck, having communicated with a steamer sent down to Roanoke Island under a flag of truce. She brought up the bodies of Captain O. J. Wise, Lieutenant William Selden, and Captain Coles. Captain Wise was pierced by three balls, and Lieutenant Selden was shot ...
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Roanoke (United States) 768 6 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Alabama, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Georgia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Illinois, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Indiana, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Kentucky, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Louisiana, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (New Mexico, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (New York, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Texas, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Virginia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Washington, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (West Virginia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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