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on, would have a direct fire on the town and an enfilading fire on the works in front of it. Commander Wood, having secured the gunboats, would co-operate, and I, with the party under my command, crea his courage on the field. The Confederate loss here was about 45 killed and wounded. Col. J. Taylor Wood, who was assigned the duty of attacking the gunboats, was more successful. Colonel Wood Colonel Wood had six picked crews of fifteen men each from ships about Wilmington, Richmond and Charleston. They dropped down the river from Kinston in the darkness, and with rifles and cutlasses assaulted and boarded the gunboat Underwriter, lying just under the guns of the forts.. The men under Wood were exposed to a hot fire on approaching the boat, and, after boarding, they became at once engaged in a desperate hand-to-hand cutlass and pistol fight with the Underwriter's crew. Wood finally captured the vessel, but had to burn it. Few more daring deeds than this were done during the war. On the 28t