This book has been reprinted by Dram Tree Books at [email protected] or you can buy it from the Fort Fisher Gift Shop. Brenda McKean -----Original Message----- From: Doris Christian [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 8:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Chronicles of the Cape Fear River If you are interested in the blockade runners in the Carolinas during the CW, this has a lot of "first hand" information. CHRONICLES OF THE CAPE FEAR RIVER BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF HISTORIC EVENTS ON THE CAPE FEAR RIVER BY JAMES SPUNT 1914 This 611 page book (11 page index) gives general information about the Cape Fear area and personal knowledge of the blockade runners in that area during the Civil War. Here is the information on the book. If your local library does not have it and you cannot borrow it from the loaning library, you might want to check into this website. dmkheritage.com they have it on CD. The index is also on the website. Table of Contents EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT: Origin of Cape Fear; Sources and Tributaries-Cape Fear Indiana-Archaeology of New Hanover-Indian Mounds-The Indians of the Lower Cape Fear-First Attempted Settlement-Charlestown--Report of Commissioners to Explore-Sandford's Account of Conditions at Charlestown-The End of Charlestown-The Pirates . PERMANENT SETTLEMENT: Brunswick-A Visit to the Cape Fear, THE REVOLUTION: The Institution of the Revolutionary Government Proceedings of the Committee of Safety-Colonial Officers-Whigs and Tories-The Battle of Elizabethtown - Flora Macdonald- Major Jack Walker EARLY YEARS: The First Steamboat- The Disastrous Year of 1819- Negro Insurrection-Plantations on the Northeast -Old St. James- First Cape Fear River Improvements Aids to Navigation-Fayetteville NOTABLE INCIDENTS; Visits of Presidents before the War THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES On the Eve or Secession George Davis-Answer to Lincoln's Call for Troops A Capture before the War-Early War Times-During the War-The Blockade-The Cruisers-A Port of Refuge Changes During the War-The Pestilence- Mrs. DeRosset War Prices-Record of the Officers-The Roster of Camp Cape Fear U. C. V.-Fort Fisher and Other Defenses Cape Fear Pilots BLOCKADERUNNING: Financial Estimate of Blockade Running- North Carolina Steamer Advance-Captain Wilkinson Usina-Taylor--Rescue of Madame DeRosset-Improved ships and Notable Commanders-Famous Blockade Runners- A Close Call-The Kate-The British Flag-Closing Scenes- The Confederate Navy-Wilmington During the Blockade-Lines to Mrs. Greenhow-Capture of Wilmington PEACE RESTORED: Resumption of Commerce-Disastrous Fires - Cuba Man-of-War Incident-Federal Government Improvements, Upper Cape Fear-Board of Commissioners of Navigation and Pilateage-U. S. Revenue Cutter Service -Cape Fear Life Saving Service-Cape Fear Aids to Navigation-Use of oil to Prevent Breaking Seas-. Caswell-Coastal Canal Project-Congressional Aid to River Improvement-City and Port of Wilmington Cape Fear Newspapers- The Revolution of 1898 -The Atlantic Coast Line-The Seaboard Air Line- Hugh MacRae's Projects-Tide-Water Power Co.-The River Counties-The Growth of Wilmington-Looking Forward. **************************** Visit: http://www.dmkheritage.com To check on the latest County Histories and Parish Records on CDs Indexed and searchable ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== To search our list archives since 1996, go to http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and enter Civil-War in the list name