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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 2 0 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 2 0 Browse Search
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley 2 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 2 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments. 2 0 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 2 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 2 2 Browse Search
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D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
aped to Norfolk, but they felt impelled to obey general orders to defend home waters, and went to Elizabeth City. There, with 200 pounds of regular and 100 pounds of blasting powder, Lynch made what defense he could against the gunboats that followed him, but his ships were destroyed by the enemy or beached and left. So, in addition to Roanoke, Elizabeth City was in the hands of Burnside. Shortly afterward an expedition, commanded by Col. Rush Hawkins, Ninth New York, made its way up to Winton and burned a good part of the town. The five companies, all raw militia, sent to defend it, fled, Moore says, ingloriously in the direction of Murfreesboro. With the fall of Roanoke the way was clear for General Burnside to direct his army against New Bern, the second largest town on the North Carolina coast Events soon showed this to be his intention. Hence the State sent its available forces there under Brig.-Gen. L. O'B. Branch. Six regiments of regularly organized troops, one batta
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 Inlet—Roanoke Island. (search)
ps came up and anchored. Leaving the force off the mouth of the Roanoke to await Murray's return in the Lockwood, with the Delaware and Perry, Rowan proceeded to Winton for the purpose of communicating with the Union men said to be in arms at that place. On the return of Murray the vessels awaiting him followed Rowan. Being desirous to reach Winton at an early hour the Delaware and Perry proceeded at full speed. At 4 P. M. they came in sight of the wharf and houses at the landing; the town itself was hidden by a high bluff covered with oak trees. Ranging up past the wharf and bluff, where a negro woman stood, apparently to assure us that no dangers moved down the river some seven miles and anchored to await the arrival of the expected reinforcement. At early daylight on the 20th the flotilla moved up to Winton, the leading vessels throwing a few shrapnel on shore to cover the landing of the troops, which was speedily effected. In a few minutes Colonel Hawkins's force,
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Index. (search)
69, 2; 99, 1 Engagement, May 25, 1862 39, 4; 85, 2 Engagement, June 13-15, 1863, 43, 3 Expedition to Petersburg, Feb. 27-March 28, 1865 72, 3, 72, 7; 74, 1 Winchester and Potomac Railroad 27, 1; 42, 1; 69, 1 Wind River, Dak. Ter. 171 Windsor, N. C. 135-A; 138, D9 Windsor, Va. 26, 4; 137, H10 Winfield, W. Va. 135-A; 140, H7; 141, C8 Fort Wingate, N. Mex. 98, 1; 120, 1 Winter's Gap, Tenn. 24, 3; 95, 3; 142, D2; 150, H12 Winton, N. C. 138, B9; 171 Fort Wisconsin, Va.: View of signal station 124, 9 Wise's Forks, N. C. 105, 5 Wolf Creek, Ark. 159, F12 Wolf Creek, W. Va. 9, 3; 136, F1; 141, E12 Wolf River, Tenn. 9, 2; 114, 6; 150, F10; 154, A10, 154, B12 Wolftown, Va. 16, 1; 85, 3; 100, 1; 137, C5 Woodburn, Ky. 117, 1; 135-A Woodbury, Ky. 150, D6 Woodbury, Tenn. 24, 3; 30, 2; 34, 1; 118, 1; 135-A; 149, A8 Vicinity of, 1863 34, 1 Woodbury Pike, Te
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 3 (search)
pushed on to Murfreesboro; reaching there, we found the ferry had been destroyed, and we were compelled to cross the Meherrin in a small canoe, swimming our horses. Our nearest route home from Murfreesboro would have been to cross the Chowan at Winton, but the citizens of Murfreesboro informed us that at Winton were several Federal gunboats. We did not know how we might be received by the enemy, so deemed it the wiser course to abandon that route and cross the Chowan at a ferry higher up. ThiWinton were several Federal gunboats. We did not know how we might be received by the enemy, so deemed it the wiser course to abandon that route and cross the Chowan at a ferry higher up. This we did, but there we met with the same luck as at the Meherrin, and had to cross in a small boat ourselves, and swim our horses. Here a bit of good luck befell us—not much, but we were thankful for small favors. We met with a gentleman who had a sulky which he wanted to get to the town (Hertford) in which I lived. It must be borne in mind we were not cavalrymen, and yet we had been in the saddle seven or eight days, on the go all the time, were completely worn out, and had still before us
The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Norfolk. (search)
with Albemarle Sound, which is sixty miles long from east to west, and from four to fifteen miles wide. It receives the waters of Roanoke and Chowan rivers, and communicates with the Chesapeake bay by the Dismal Swamp canal. Edenton is situated near the mouth of Chowan river, on Edenton bay, which sets up from the Albemarle Sound. It is sixty-six mile from Norfolk. The Orleans river is formed by the union of the Northway and Meherrin rivers, which rise in Virginia and unite above Winton, N. C. and flowing S. S. E., it enters Albemarle Sound by a wide estuary a little south of the mouth of the Roanoke. It is navigable for small sail vessels to Murfreesborough, on the Meherrin branch, about 75 miles from the ocean. Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is on the Pasquotank river, twenty miles from its entrance into Albemarle Sound, forty miles S. S. W. of Norfolk. Vessels drawing seven feet of water come up to Elizabeth City, which communicates with Norfolk with water via th
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Kentucky. (search)
The towns situated upon the rivers and at or near their entrance into the Sounds are all very moderate in size, and plain and old-fashioned. The largest of them is Newborn, situated on the Nonse river, some forty miles from the Southern extremity of Pamlico Sound. It has a population of only some 4,000. So that it may be presumed that there is no great deal of damage to be done if some of these towns are taken. They are Newborn, Washington, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Murtreesborough, and Winton, principally engaged in the turpentine and lumber trade. There could hardly be any design simply against these towns, as the enemy could gain little by seizing them. If we look to the interior, we find no salient point nearer than Weldon, or some other locality as far from the Sound, on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. By seizing the Railroad, our communication with the South by that way may be interrupted. But the march to that road, some sixty or seventy miles, is one of difficulty,
The Daily Dispatch: February 14, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Kentucky. (search)
k, dated to-day, which says that Edenton and Heriford have both been captured. Five gunboats moved slowly to the wharf at Edenton on yesterday, at nine o'clock, and landed their troops. Very soon afterwards fifteen more gunboats arrived. The citizens raised a white flag. Between three and four thousand Federal troops have landed at Edenton. The population of Edenton is about 2,000, and distant from Suffolk about fifty miles. In the afternoon two gunboats went up the Chowan river towards Winton, and several others towards the mouth of the Roanoke. A gentleman who has just arrived from Gatesville, says that 700 horses were landed at Edenton last night, and also that a large number had been landed at Elizabeth City. Hertford, the capital of Perquimans county, was taken by the Federals on yesterday. It has a population of about 1,500. Capt. Goodwin, of the Robson (N. C.) Rip Van Winkles, with fifty-two of his men and seven of the Wise Legion, have reached Suffolk. The
The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], The enemy in North Carolina--his movements and Designs. (search)
The enemy in North Carolina--his movements and Designs. The Wilmington Journal, of Wednesday, contains the following interesting facts in relation to the enemy in North Carolina, and of the Roanoke fight: The Federal gunboats have passed up to Winton, the county seat of Hertford county, on the Chowan river. The Chowan is formed by the confluence of the Meherrin and Nottaway rivers. The main branch of Nottaway is the Black Water, which is crossed by the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad about half way between. Weldon and Portsmouth, though rather nearer to the latter place. The Black Water is navigable up to the railroad, as a steamer has been running regularly in connection with the railroad trains, although necessarily a small one, owing to the narrowness and crookedness of the stream. The movements of the Lincolnite gunboats would seem to indicate a desire to force their way up as far as the Portsmouth road, so as either to obtain possession of it, or at least cut off co
The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], The women of the South. (search)
Winton, N. C., burned to ashes. the Confederates Retire to Murfreesboro'.&c., &c., &c. [special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch.] Suffolk, Va., Feb. 21. --Captain Nichols, of the Petersburg Artillery, arrived here this afternoon from Winton, where he had been stationed with his battery. On yesterday, hWinton, where he had been stationed with his battery. On yesterday, he was shelled out by the Yankees. The enemy were supposed to be 4,000 strong. They had seven steamers, all of which have passed up the river. Captain Nichols had a horse shot from under him.--Two of his men were wounded. The town of Winton is in ashes. Our troops retired to Murfreesboro'. h his battery. On yesterday, he was shelled out by the Yankees. The enemy were supposed to be 4,000 strong. They had seven steamers, all of which have passed up the river. Captain Nichols had a horse shot from under him.--Two of his men were wounded. The town of Winton is in ashes. Our troops retired to Murfreesboro'.
The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Yankees abroad. (search)
The enemy again up the Chowan river — a skirmish — C. H. Foster killed. Norfolk, Feb. 21. --The Federal forces again ascended the Chowan river on yesterday, to Winton, with several gunboats and a large number of troops. The Confederates opened a heavy fire upon them, killing and wounding a number of them. Some of the Yankees landed and burnt the town. The Southerners retired. Our loss is said to be two men and two horses killed. The humbug Congressman, C. H. Foster, was among the Yankees kille
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