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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Goldsboro , Junction of National armies at. (search)
Goldsboro, Junction of National armies at.
The Confederates under Hoke fled from Wilmington northward, towards Goldsboro, towards which the Nationals ruder Schofield were pressing.
It was at the railroad crossing of the Neuse River. General Cox, with 5,000 of Palmer's troops, crossed from Newbern and established a depot of supplies at Kingston, after a moderate battle on the way with Hoke.
Perceiving the Confederate force to be about equal to his own, Schofield ordered Cox to intrench and wait for expeted reinforcements.
On March 10, 1865, Hoke pressed Cox and attacked hint, but was repulsed with severe loss—1,500 men. The Nationals lost about 300.
The Confederates fled across the Neuse, and Schofield entered Goldsboro on the 20th.
Then Terry, who had been left at Wilmington, joined Schofield (March 22), and the next day Sherman arrived there.
Nearly all the National troops in North Carolina were encamped that night around Goldsboro.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, with the com
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnston , Joseph Eccleston 1809 - (search)
Lawson, John 1712-
Historian; born in Scotland; came to America with the appointment of surveyor-general for North Carolina.
He was the author of A New voyage to Carolina, containing the exact description and natural history of that country; and a Journal of a thousand miles travelled through several Nations of Indians, etc. He was killed by the Indians on Neuse River, N. C., in 1712.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Moore's Creek Bridge , battle of. (search)
Newbern, capture of
After the capture of Roanoke Island (q. v.), the National forces made other important movements on the coast of State of North Carolina (q. v.). Goldsborough having been ordered to Fort Monroe, the fleet was left in command of Commodore Rowan. General Burnside, assisted by Generals Reno.
Foster, and Parke, at the head of 15,000 troops, proceeded against Newbern, on the Neuse River.
They appeared with the fleet in that stream, about 18 miles below the city, on the evening of March 12, 1862, and early the next morning the troops were landed and marched against the defences of the place.
The Confederates, under General Branch, were inferior in numbers, but were strongly intrenched.
The march of the Nationals was made in a drenching rain, the troops dragging heavy cannon after them through the wet clay, into which men sometimes sank knee-deep.
At sunset the head of the Nationals was halted and bivouacked within a mile and a half of the Confederate works, and
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of South Carolina , (search)