27 August 1861: “Bombardment & capture of the forts at Hatteras Inlet, N.C.”

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Item description: Dare County, Hatteras Island, N.C. “Bombardment & capture of the forts at Hatteras Inlet, N.C. by the U.S. Fleet under Commodore Stringham and the Forces under Gen. Butler, Aug. 27, 1861.” Lithograph by Currier and Ives.

Click here to read about the Battle of Hatteras of Inlet (links out to the National Park Service website)

Item citation: From the Bruce Cotten Collection (P0005), North Carolina Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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