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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 31 (search)
nd two days inside of Hatteras Inlet we are at length in motion. At an early hour this morning active movements commenced. A few vessels that had not yet been towed into position were hauled astern of steamers and lines stretched between them. At half-past 7, Flag-Officer Goldsborough's vessel, the Philadelphia, moved forward, heading partly southward, and was followed by the other vessels of the naval squadron. As the squadron held a southward course for some time, it was asserted that Newbern was the point of attack, but it was soon discovered that the channel describes a zigzag line, for several turns were made before the main course was indicated. At last she held a course about west of north, when all concluded that Roanoke Island was certainly the point of our destination. Stretching along at regular and short intervals, the gunboats filled their places in the line, and without changing their positions in relation to each other, and with scarcely perceptible motion, steadi
The Daily Dispatch: March 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Mobile. (search)
. We had about 7,000 men in this battle. They fought well until they were flanked right and left by 25,000 Yankees. We repulsed them several times with the bayonet, but, being surrounded by the overwhelming odds, numbers retrested in great confusion. This is reliable. [Second Dispatch.] Wilmington, March 16. --Passengers from Newbern and Goldsbore' make conflicting statements of our loss at Newbere. It is impossible to give particulars. All that is known is that Newbern was taken on Friday and the town set on are by the citizens, burning naval stores and cotton. The Yankees put the fire out. Our loss is unknown. The Yankees are reported to have landed 25,000. A prisoner taken, who is now in Kinstrie jail, is reported to have said that Burnside's whole force is ,000, and is distributed at Hatteras, Roan ke Island, and Newbern. Everything is in such confusion at Goldsboro' and below that place that it will take several days to collect any d
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], Patriotic county. (search)
various portions of his clothes — once through his hat, more than once through his coat and pants, and once through his whiskers, which it appears were long, full, and flowing, Happening to turn his head at some peculiar angle, a Minnie ball went whiz through his beard close to his chin, cutting out the centre and leaving two forks. By the way, the battery which Capt. Latham commanded must of itself have swept off infinitely more men than some accounts represent. It is difficult to tell whether Burnside is about advancing from Newbern or not. There are so many rumors afloat, that he should have said he would do this that, and the other thing that there is no knowing what to believe. As a general thing, we doubt the authenticity of any report that represents as skillful a commander as Burnside certainly is, as bragging to all sorts of people what he is about to do. At any rate, our pickets can still go close in Newbern, as Mr. Frank Dibble is fully aware of, to his own sorrow.
The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Anticipated attack on Mobile. (search)
interesting intelligence, which we give below: The recent fight at Newbern — the capture of the Underwriter. A correspondent of the New York Tribune, writing from Newbern, N. C., on the 1st inst., gives an account of the recent reconnaissance by General Pickett to that point. He says: Last night (Sunday) a little after midnight, the pickets were driven in at Bacheldore Creak and at Deep Gulley on the West, and at Brier's Creek on the South. The alarm was soon communicated to Newbern from the front, which is some 10 or 12 miles out, and the long roll sounded at 5 A. M., this morning. Some six companies of the 12th New York Cavalry, Col Savage, were stationed near Deep Galely. Col Classon, with the 132d N York infantry, was stationed at Bacheldore Creek, some eight miles out from Newbern on the railroad. An Iron car called the Monitor, mounting two guns, also assisted the defence. Lieut Col Fellows, of the 17th Mass, with a detachment of 115 men, and a detachment of
The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1864., [Electronic resource], Our Wilmington Correspondence. (search)
ale shall have subsided, or have gone on to Port Royal and Savannah. The prevailing opinion is, that they have gone farther south, and that their appearance here was only a feint to distract attention. It would be more agreeable to know they had shared the fate of the Spanish armada, and that in distributing a medal commemorative of the event, we might adapt the language employed by Queen Elizabeth on that occasion: Afflavit Deus et hostes dissipantur. We hear of no movement yet from Newbern against Goldsboro'. On the Roanoke, however, the enemy is quite active. A number of barges, filled with troops and convoyed by gunboats, have ascended the river to a point six miles by water below Poplar Point, and an attempt was made to land on the evening of the 20th, which was happily defeated by Brigadier-General Leventhorpe, of the North Carolina State troops. The battle lasted until night, three hours, and "the loss of the enemy was severs."--Yesterday morning, the 21st, the Federal