When the War Came to North Carolina's Albemarle Region-- Part 1

From the May 11, 2013, Elizabeth City (NC) Daily Advance "Leonard Lanier: When the War of 1812 came to the Albemarle region" by Leonard Lanier.

The U.S. Navy had only four small ships to defend all of the North Carolina coast during the war.  They were so small, they only had numbers for identification. (Well, all but one.)

For most of the war, a shortage of funds and able seamen kept these ships tied up at Wilmington.

The British Navy went to Currituck County first.  At the time, Currituck Inlet allowed easy access to the interior waters and sounds.

In June 1813, a British raiding party landed near Indian Town and demanded supplies.  The townspeople refused and the British burned two windmills in retaliation.

More to Come.  --Brock-Perry