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Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter VIII Hatteras InletRoanoke Island. (search)
I may be permitted to conclude this rapid sketch by stating that we failed to make timely efforts to maintain the ascendancy on Pamlico Sound, and thus admitted Burnside's fleet without a contest; we failed to put a proper force on Roanoke Island, and thus lost the key to our interior coast; and we failed to furnish General Brancble, then awaited exceptional banking of the waters to cross the bulkhead. Rear-Admiral L. M. Goldsborough, who was in command of the naval forces, and General A. E. Burnside, who commanded the troops, arrived on January 13th. Owing, however, to a lack of water for days before, few or none of the vessels had crossed the bulkhess the outer bar, or within the inlet from the sea, was so injured that she had to be sent to Hampton Roads for repairs. Not before the 22d of January had General Burnside made any considerable progress in getting the army transports over the bulkhead, and from the facts above stated, the last naval vessel was delayed until the
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: reduction of Newbern—the Albemarle. (search)
ire on Fort Dixie. They were soon joined by the heavier vessels from below. Receiving no response from the fort, a boat was sent on shore and the American flag hoisted over it. The force then passed up and opened on Fort Ellis, which was returned until the magazine was blown up. At this time the troops were pressing on the rear intrenchments of Fort Thompson. Signal was made to the vessels to advance in line abreast; the force closed up to the barriers, and opened lire on that work. General Burnside informed Commander Rowan that his shells were falling to the left and near our own troops. Fort Thompson having ceased to return the fire, signal was made to follow the motions of the flag-ship, and that vessel passed through the obstructions, followed by the others in line ahead. As the vessels were passing through, the co-operating troops appeared on the ramparts of Fort Thompson, waving the Union flag. Shells were then thrown into Fort Lane, next above, without response. The V
outhwest angle. note.—Three shots in all struck or entered quarters. A sketch by Major Echols, showing the effect of these shots, will be found in Volume XIV. of Official Records of War of the Rebellion. V.—Abstract from return of the United States military forces serving in the State of North Carolina, from January, 1862, to February, 1865. compiled from original returns. Command.Present for duty.Aggregate present.Commanding general. January, 186212,78613,451Brigadier-General A. E. Burnside, from January 13. 1862, to July 6, 1862. February, 180212,70014,143 March, 186211,32213,468 April, 186214,05416,528 May, 186214,50816,794 June, 186214,37116,718 July, 18626,4037,947Major-General John G. Foster, from July 6, 1862, to July, 1863. August, 18621,2261,555 September, 18626,6428,647 October, 18628,96711,415 November, 186212,87215,569 December, 186218,46321,917 January, 186323,02328,194 February, 186315,80618,548 March 186314,67217,105 April, 186313,96215
hief of Provisions and Clothing Bureau, 3 Brincker, the, 177, 181, 183, 189 Brintnall, Assistant Surgeon, 63 Britannia, the, 210, 229 Brooklyn, the, U. S. steamer, 6, 223, 228 Brown, Colonel, 173 Brown, John, raid of, 1 Brunswick, Ga., 56 et seq. Bryson of the Lehigh, 146; of the Chippewa, 194 Buchanan, President, favors separation of States, 2 Buckingham, the, 229 Budd, Lieutenent-Commanding P. A., 21, 41; killed, 60, 68 Buist, Dr., 32 Burnside, General A. E., 171, 176, 190 Butler, General B. F., 165 et seq., 168 et seq., 171. 219; at Fort Fisher, 222, 224 (note), et seq. C. Campbell's plantation, 54 Canandaigua, the, U. S. vessel, 74, 131, 156 Canonicus, the, U. S. monitor, 156, 221, 229 Case, Commander, 178; at Roanoke Island, 182 Catskill the, 90 et seq., 96 et seq., 125 et seq., 131 et seq., 146 Cavendy of the Gemsbok, 194 Ceres, the, 177 et seq., 181, 183 et seq., 197, 202 et seq., 205, 209 Chadwi