The Fanny

Late in the afternoon of October 1st, 1861, the Confederate steamers <i>Raleigh, Junaluska</i> and <i>Curlew</i> engaged and seized the Union tug <i>Fanny</i> three miles west of here. Her ammunition and supplies, intended for 600 Union soldiers camped at Chicamacomico near Loggerhead Inlet, were instead delivered to the Confederate troops at Roanoke Island.<br><br> Pressed into Confederate service, the <i>Fanny</i> returned to the Union camp three days later as part of the &#8220;Mosquito Fleet.&#8221; The offensive resulted in a Union retreat toward Cape Hatteras, beginning the battle known as the &#8220;Chicamacomico Races.&#8221;