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The Daily Dispatch: September 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], The bombardment and capture of forts Clark and Hatteras. (search)
The bombardment and capture of forts Clark and Hatteras. This exploit of the Federalists continues to occupy a large share of public attelligence that the patriotic little band of 100 men, who were at Fort Clark, a little above Fort Hatteras, after making a desperate resistanco men killed and Lieutenant Knight wounded, while retreating from Fort Clark. In the face of this dreadful storm of iron, our Captain, with tay be attributed to the fact that we did not possess ourselves of Fort Clark by the bayonet that night; but wiser and older heads than mine th At 8½ A. M., the frigate Wabash steamed up, and as she passed Fort Clark, the "Stars and Stripes" were waved three times to her from the p during the engagement, her place being supplied by the Roanoke. Fort Clark now also opened on Fort Hatteras, together with several other lanleet, which stood off and shelled the men with perfect impunity. Fort Clark was another and smaller work, of the same character, some two mil