Roanoke Island, Its Occupation, Defense and Fall (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Roanoke Island, Its Occupation, Defense and FallHurrying back to Norfolk, Wi'se, in verbal communications and written reports to Gen. Huger and. The Secretary of War, set forth the result of his observations, and was 'unceasing in his efforts to have these officers expedite the defenses and re-enforce him. Some of his recommendations were approved, but nothing was done, although he wrote the Secretary of War, Delay is defeat now at Roanoke Island, and, with the present means, Capt. Lynch and I combined, cannot guarantee successful defense for a day. Wise returned to Nag's Head, opposite Roanoke Island, on January 3oth, and but once again visited the island, for, on February Ist, he was seized with an attack of pleurisy, threatening pneumonia. When taken from the Head, February 8th, he was so weak that he was placed prostrate in a wagon.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.