. The long roll : being a journal of the civil war, as set down during the years 1861-1863 . ^i^z: - Moonliglit Scene at TrentBi/ John Davin ^&4m^. r%\. On Diinian Creek XVI THE LONG ROLL is now, until he married. Before the great flood of 46,**the open beach between Camp Wool and Fort Hatteras, alsothat between Trent and Duncan Creek (the one I fell intotwice in one night), was as flourishing with vegetation as anyother part of the Island. A stray Northeast wind prevailedfor two weeks without cessation, and swelled the breakers tosuch a size that they finally washed over these parts, c
. The long roll : being a journal of the civil war, as set down during the years 1861-1863 . ^i^z: - Moonliglit Scene at TrentBi/ John Davin ^&4m^. r%\. On Diinian Creek XVI THE LONG ROLL is now, until he married. Before the great flood of 46,**the open beach between Camp Wool and Fort Hatteras, alsothat between Trent and Duncan Creek (the one I fell intotwice in one night), was as flourishing with vegetation as anyother part of the Island. A stray Northeast wind prevailedfor two weeks without cessation, and swelled the breakers tosuch a size that they finally washed over these parts, carryingwith every one, immense volumes of water into the Sound,and tearing up great trees and every other vestige of , the waters of the Sound raised to such a height thata great part of the Island was submerged and the inhabitantswere compelled to take to the sand-hills that had been thrownup by the winds along the Atlantic side. And when the waterssubsided, Hatteras Inlet was cut out and the fairest portionof the Island laid under a desert of sand in which vegetationhas not yet been able to show any signs of revival. Fromwhenc
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