Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Fort Macon” in chapter 95 of Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11.:
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This command has been depleted from time to time, until on the (lay of the attack at Plymouth, there was only ten thousand men for duty in the whole District, scattered from the banks below Fort Macon to Plymouth, guarding long lines and many posts.
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