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The Civil War action at Hatteras provided the first Union victory of the war and opened a back door to capture most
Confederate positions located on the inland waterways of eastern North Carolina.

VIP Blue-Gray Reunion $C:\Users\Dennis\Desktop\#1_ nunst090.gif$ $C:\Users\Dennis\Desktop\#2_nunst053.gif$ $C:\Users\Dennis\Desktop\#3_nunst055.gif$ $C:\Users\Dennis\Desktop\#4_nunst021.gif$	Civil War Conference Details "This event is sponsored by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau."	Living History Programs & Events "This event is sponsored by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau."
The VIP BLUE GRAY REUNION "There’s Stars over Hatteras Tonight" Music was important to soldiers in camp and on the battlefield during the American Civil War. John Golden and Gary Mitchell will perform Century songs and music during the Blue-Gray Reunion and Civil War Conference. They will feature songs from Golden’s Hatteras Memories album that bring to life the Civil War events of 1861 when the Union fleet bombarded Confederate Forts Clark and Hatteras at Hatteras Inlet along with the famous "Chicamacomico Races." John Golden – Folksinger/storyteller Golden's knowledge of coastal Carolina history begins with the Lost Colony, the pirates Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard, through Colonial times to Civil War blockade runners and pilots. He has written songs about Virginia Dare, pirates, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, and has published many recordings of folk songs and stories. John will have his "Hatteras Memories " and " Fall of Fort Fisher "CD's available at the Hatteras Civic Center Gary Mitchell – Guitar, harmony vocals with the popular group Molasses Creek Molasses Creek’s humble beginnings derive from exotic fig trees and rich tidewater marshes of isolated Ocracoke Island, N.C. This high-energy acoustic group continues to win loyal followings with a captivating stage presence, elegant harmonies, blazing instrumentals, and a quirky sense of humor. Molasses Creek has recorded 11 albums and has been featured on the popular NPR radio program, Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion, at presidential receptions, and in Warner Brothers’ movie Nights in Rodanthe. Gary will have " The Best Of Molasses Creek " CD's available as well. Civil War Exhibit - "Flags over Hatteras" The Civil War Exhibit is scheduled to open at The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 59200 Museum Dr., Hatteras, NC The special exhibit "Flags Over Hatteras" is open to the public, free of charge, in connection with the "Flags Over Hatteras" Conference (a ticketed event) and related events being held in Hatteras Aug. 22-28, 2010. Exhibit open's August 22, 2011 - July 31, 2012 Museum Hours: April - October Monday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM November - March Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM This exhibit will feature items and documents spanning from across our country that is related to Eastern North Carolina activities and actions during 1861. The exhibit is focused around the Battle of Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark, Aug. 28-29,1861 and will also explore "The Capture of the Fanny" and "The Chicamacomico Races" in October of the same year.	The “FLAGS OVER HATTERAS” CONFERENCE is the second phase of our ‘Sesquicentennial Event’ and is scheduled for April 26th – April 28th , 2012. We are featuring three nationally known authors and historians. Come to a fun filled week at the beach and hear James McPherson, Ed Bearss and Craig Symonds. Each evening one of them will give their talk following dinner (included in registration fee) at the Hatteras Village Civic Center in Hatteras. Additional speakers include: Dr. Patricia Click (professor at the University Of Virginia), Harold (Harri) Jones, (Curator of the African American Civil War Memorial & Museum) KaeLi Schurr (Curator of the Outer Banks History Center), Joseph Schwarzer (Director of the N.C. Maritime Museums), Col. Gary Riggs, (CSA Medical Authority), Drew Pullen (local historian), Danny Couch (local historian), Gerald Roxbury (Civil War Confederate cutlasses authority) and Lee Oxford (historian and authority on "The Capture of the Fanny" and "The Chicamacomico Affair"). -> Read More Civil War Historical Marker Dedication $C:\Users\Dennis\Documents\Hatteras 2011\FOH PP& web site Logo's\Dare County Heritage Trail.bmp$ $C:\Users\Dennis\Documents\Hatteras 2011\FOH PP& web site Logo's\NC-CWT.gif$ The Flagship USS Minnesota and the Hotel De Afrique will be recognized with the unveiling of a Dare County Heritage Trail / North Carolina Bugle Trails Marker in honor of the leadership, actions, and results during and after seven U.S. Navy warships bombarded Forts Hatteras and Clark, August 28 -29, 1861. The Civil War historical marker will be unveiled on April 26, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras. Joseph Schwarzer, Executive Director, N.C. Maritime Museums, Secretary Linda A. Carlisle, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, Superintendent Michael Murray, National Park Service, Outer Banks Group, Robert Sutton, Chief Historian, National Park Service, Mel Covey, Dare County Heritage Trail and Flags Over Hatteras Committee, Dave Alberg, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Harry (Hari) Jones, Curator of the African American Civil War Memorial & Museum, Mel Covey, and Johnnie Baum, The Hatteras Island Poet will speak briefly. The public is encouraged to attend. Following the unveiling, the public is invited for free refreshments inside the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum and to tour the exhibit, Flags Over Hatteras. The dedication recalls the USS Minnesota was the flagship for the Atlantic Blockade Squadron commanded by Flag Officer Silas H. Stringham. Using Stringham’s innovative maneuver of having his ships sail in single file oval formation the fleet rained down several thousands of shells. Seven African American sailors who were mustered into service in Boston, Mass. manned the forward gun on the USS Minnesota during this engagement. This was the first time the U.S. Navy employed this tactic. After this 1^st Union victory of the Civil War, Ft. Hatteras and Clark also became the 1^st Safe Haven for African Americans in North Carolina. A very commodious wooden house was erected on the beach for the use of fugitives who had just arrived from Roanoke Island and christened “Hotel De Afrique”. As the demands for safe haven increased, this small structure along with nine new wooden barracks built behind Ft. Clark, became the predecessor to the Freedmen’s Colony on Roanoke Island. For your convenience we have put up a Google map giving you the three locations that we will be having our activities during the week. The Hatteras Civil Center - Civil War Conference, Graveyard of he Atlantic Museum - "Flags Over Hatteras" Civil War Exhibit - Individual Exhibits -Vendors- and a Marker dedication and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse - Living History. -> Click Here for Map Locator	The LIVING HISTORY PROGRAMS are scheduled to be held at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. from Saturday, April 28th from 9:00 AM / 6:00 PM – Sunday, April 29, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. These programs will feature reenactors of the regiments involved in the action at Hatteras Inlet in August of 1861. These re-enactors will present artillery demonstrations, encampments, drills and period music. In addition, a civil war era’ Ladies Fashion’ show will be presented as well as a Civil War era Battery forge. These programs are free of charge and are open to the public. A schedule of programs will be provided. Make your motel and cottage reservations ASAP to assure your attendance at these programs. Civil War Conference Panel Discussion Dr. Jeffrey Crow, Deputy Secretary, Division of Archives and History, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources and Chairman of the NC 150 Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, will be the moderator of a distinguished panel of nationally known historians on Saturday, April 28, 2012 starting at 2:00 P.M. at the Hatteras Civic Center, Hatteras N.C. This will be the one of the last scheduled events that will bring the Flags Over Hatteras Civil War Conference to a crescendo prior to the evenings final keynote speaker and dinner activity. The panel discussion includes keynote speakers, Dr. James McPherson & Dr. Craig Symonds and conference presenters Harry “Hari” Jones and Drew Pullen. $C:\Users\Dennis\Documents\Hatteras 2011\FOH PP& web site Logo's\NC -150 logo.JPG$ Ole' Time Civil War Auction -> See our Current Auction Items The “Ole' Time Civil War Auction" is scheduled for April 28th 2012 from 5:00 - 6:30 P.M. at the Hatteras Village Civic Center in Hatteras. All proceeds will go to the Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum to defray costs of Flags Over Hatteras activities and for a designated donation towards a Civil War restoration project/projects and 'Friends Of The Graveyard Of The Atlantic Museum. Come early to get your bid number and a front row seat. The items will have a starting bid and will be sold as fast as lighting strikes. Jason Humphries of Humphries Auctioneering from Kill Devil Hills, NC. will visit us from the 19th century to call out the bids. Jason's claim to fame is,"Its the sound that sells!" To that end, he has already started to gargle bales of cool sea water to get ready for this special event. Donations of any and all auction items are welcome. They do not need to have anything to do with the Civil War. Items already on the auction block for lucky bidders to win range from books and prints to a half-day charter boat fishing trip. For inquires from Hatteras Island or Ocracoke islanders please contact Danny Couch at dannycouch@pinn.net or Drew Pullen at drew33@embarqmail.com. For Roanoke Island, the northern beaches and points beyond, please contact Dennis Schurr at Dcschurr@aol.com or Melanie Schwarzer at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum at 252-986-2995. -> Read More about our Auctioneer & the terms of our auction