Redcoats on the Cape Fear: The Revolutionary War in Southeastern North Carolina, revised edition

by Robert M. Dunkerly

Book Overview

Nestled on the banks of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina, remains famous as a blockade-running port during the Civil War. Not as renowned is the city's equally vital role during the Revolution. Through the port came news, essential supplies, and critical materials for the Continental Army. Both sides contended for the city and both sides occupied it at different times. Its merchant-based economy created a hotbed of dissension over...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786469587
• ISBN13: 9780786469581
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher