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Porter, Admiral David D., U.S. Navy, commander attacks on Fort Fisher, 162, 209; quoted, 204-207.

Prioleau, Charles K., 262.

Range lights, along Southern coast, 231; on the "Mound," 231-233.

Roberts, Captain. See Hobart.

Russellboro, N.C. , 284.

St. Philip, Fort, location of, 169.

Scharf, Colonel, mentioned, 202; quoted, 231.

Scipio, family servant, story of, 271-275, 285.

Scotch brig, story of capture in 1813, 247-249.

Seddon, Hon. James A., Confederate Secretary of War, 91, 93.

Semmes, Captain, mentioned, 203, 204.

Ships, causes of destruction of, 30-40; damage by tidal waves to, 36, 37; malicious destruction of, 9, 10, 37-40.

Smith, Capt. C.G., quoted, 235-237.

Smith's Island, 223.

Smithville, N.C. See Southport, N.C.

Southport, N.C., mentioned, 223, 230; wrecks near, 115.

Spanish barque, rescue by Captain Maffitt of, 145, 146.

Spies, Federal, in Bermuda and Nassau, 276.

Sprunt, Alexander, 63.

Taylor, Thomas E., escapes from Federal captors, 160, 161; mentioned, 153; quoted, 67-74, 83-85, 120-130, 163-166.

Terry, General, commands land attack on Fort Fisher, 209.

Three-funnel boats, account of, 130, 131.

Tidal waves, ships damaged by, 36, 37.

Topsail Inlet, wrecks near, 52, 75.

Usina, Capt. Michael, quoted, 108, 109.

Vogel, Capt. Leo, 187.

Walker, Maj. Norman S., Confederate agent, 131, 134.

Welles, Hon. Gideon, Secretary U.S. Navy, 100, 136, 142, 225.

Western Bar of Cape Fear River, 223, 236.

Whiting, American consul at Nassau, dispute with Captain Maffitt, 216; experience with Confederate flag, 216, 217.

Whiting, Gen. W.H.C., commander Confederate forces in Wilmington, 91; mentioned, 67, 162, 191, 192; official report by, 91-93.

Whitworth guns, 54, 58, 83, 91, 92, 93, 134, 170, 193, 197.

Wilkes, Commodore, 108, 109.

Williams, Robert, 198.

Williams, Capt. Thomas, 21.

Wilmington, N.C., advantages as port for blockade runners, 57, 94, 223, 266; approaches to, 266; Confederate troops stationed in and around, 92, 174; construction of Confederate ships at, 172, 174; effect of the war on, 227-229.

Wilmington Historical and Literary Society, investigations by, 62-64.

Wilson, Rev. Doctor, father of the President, 62.

Wood, Doctor, 63.

Wrightsville Beach, wrecks near, 51, 56.

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