A book review by Ben Steelman in the June 20th Wilmington (NC) Star News Bookmarks column.
"Journey to Cape Fear: The Prices of Brunswick County" by Michael L. Price, $7.95 available at the Southport Visitors Center.
This book is also about the Pivers (Huguenots from France), Coxes, Craigs, Cumbees Swans, Willketses, Hewitts, Tharps and other families in the area.
There is a chapter on the 30th North Carolina State Troops which served at Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Another chapter is on blockade-running (mostly about the General Beauregard (of particular interest to me because that was the ship sunk off Carolina Beach in front of my grandparents' cottage. I spent much time watching the top of the ship which still can be seen.).
There is information on the Cape Fear pilots who guided ships across the bar and on the river. Obviously, there is a lot of history of the Price family, the history of the Price's Creek Lighthouses, Fort Fisher and, for some reason, General Francis Marion (the Swampfox?).
I look forward to reading this book.
Good Old Cape Fear History. --Old B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Save Your Blockade-Runner Certificates-- Part 2
The Carolina Collectors Civil War Relics has a blockade-runner company certificate available for sale.
It is two shares of stock in the Chicora Importing and Exporting Company of Charleston, SC.
Research shows that the president was Charleston merchant Archibald Johnston. Two other backers were Charleston banker George W. Williams, and a Trenholm partner in the John Fraser & Co., Theodore Wagner.
The company was not incorporated until 1863, although it began operations in 1862. They operated several successful runners including the General Beauregard, captained by Louis Coxeter. The Beauregard was chased ashore off Carolina Beach, North Carolina where it still can be seen at low tide.
This blockade-runner was directly off the beach from my gradparents' beach house until it was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel. A few years back, there was a beach restoration and you could walk out very close to the old ship.
By the way, this 8 X 5 inch , blue colored certificate can be bought for $1,950!!
Like I Said, Save Your Blockade-Runner Certificates. --Old Blockade-Runner
It is two shares of stock in the Chicora Importing and Exporting Company of Charleston, SC.
Research shows that the president was Charleston merchant Archibald Johnston. Two other backers were Charleston banker George W. Williams, and a Trenholm partner in the John Fraser & Co., Theodore Wagner.
The company was not incorporated until 1863, although it began operations in 1862. They operated several successful runners including the General Beauregard, captained by Louis Coxeter. The Beauregard was chased ashore off Carolina Beach, North Carolina where it still can be seen at low tide.
This blockade-runner was directly off the beach from my gradparents' beach house until it was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel. A few years back, there was a beach restoration and you could walk out very close to the old ship.
By the way, this 8 X 5 inch , blue colored certificate can be bought for $1,950!!
Like I Said, Save Your Blockade-Runner Certificates. --Old Blockade-Runner
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