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Two Fires and a Lighthouse Fight on South Carolina Coast
During the Civil War a lighthouse on North Island near Winyaw Bay was destroyed, rebuilt by Federal troops, then men from a sloop attempt to seize its supplies. The narrator, George Wilson, and a trigger-happy raider confront a group seeking loot. A firefight ensues, leaving the leader wounded and the raiders retreating as Wilson escapes with a sloop, while the narrator defends the lighthouse through the night.
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Charles B. Lewis
North Island
Winyaw Bay
South Carolina
Lighthouse Board
George Wilson
Santee
Wilson
Georgetown
Guer- Trilla
Qeast
Harvest
Uncle Sam
Congress
Ore
Houses of Congress
Ways and Means Committee
House
Committee
Justice Courts
Europe