Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Roanoke Island” in article 5 of The Daily Dispatch: February 18, 1862., [Electronic resource]:
... they could hold out unless they were turner in the rear.
Com. Lynch on his arrival at Elizabeth City dispatched an officer and obtained ammunition enough or two vessels, and on Sunday went down to Roanoke Island , supposing that they were still fighting.
When near the mouth of the Pasquatank river he learned that the island had fallen.
Roanoke Island is distant from Elizabeth City about 35 miles.
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| † | Roanoke Island (North Carolina, United States) | 1,553 | 14 | 141 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
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