N.C. Sesquicentennial April 1864-- Part 1: A Lighthouse Destroyed

From the N.C. Civil War Sesquicentennial 150 site.  Timeline.

All events are in the eastern part of North Carolina unless otherwise noted.

APRIL 1--  Skirmish near Plymouth.

APRIL 2--  Affair at Cape Lookout.  Destruction of the lighthouse there.

APRIL 5--  Affair near Blount's Creek.

APRIL 10--  Montrevail Ray and 75 bushwhackers raid Burnsville in Yancey County.    Plundering in Watauga County by Vaughn's Confederate cavalry.   (WEST)

APRIL 17--  Skirmish at Beaver Creek.

--Old B-Runner