RALEIGH, April 26, 1861
L. P. WALKER:
I have sent Colonel Holmes to take command of coast defenses, with full instructions. I regard the Cape Fear as perfectly secure. He can judge of that, however.
JOHN W. ELLIS.
North Carolina Coast Defenses
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