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Black men captured

  1. Brooks, Riddick    Free. Employed by Capt. Clements. Confined at Governors Island. Received at Fort Warren.

  2. Brown, Madison    Slave. Owned by Major Gilliam. Confined at Governors Island. Received at Fort Warren.

  3. Robinson, William    Free. Employed by Capt. Clements. Confined at Governors Island. Received at Fort Warren.

  4. Saunders, Albert    Slave. Owned by Capt. Sharp. Confined at Governors Island. Received at Fort Warren.

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The four black men captured at Hatteras were transported to New York harbor along with the rest of the prisoners. They remained at Governor's Island with the hospitalized men that were too  sick to be transported to Fort Warren. They were sent to Fort Warren for transport to Hampton Roads along with the soldiers still left in the hospital on Governor's Island.

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