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The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], The fight at Newbern. (search)
all, was walking about Goldsboro' Friday evening, with the blood streaming from both sides, in pursuit of a physician. He complained but little, and said his pains were not severe. The obstructions which had been placed in Neuse river, gave the Yankees no annoyance whatever. They had skillful pilots, and threaded the channel with as much facility as our own boats. The town of Newbern. Newbern is the capital of Craven county, and is situated at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers, 120 miles Southeast of Raleigh. It was for many years the capital of the State. Newbern had a considerable trade before the war, and contained about 6,000 inhabitants. Its chief articles of export were grain, lumber, turpentine, tar and naval stores. Besides its court-house, jail and other public buildings, it contained several churches, two banks, and a theatre. There were also elegant stores, and many very handsome private residences. But one newspaper survived up to the pre