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Neuse (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of
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
New Jersey (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of
Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States) (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of
New Bern (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of
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. rals 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 mi ense line of rifle-pits and detached works.
On the river-bank.
4 miles below Newbern, was Fort Thompson, armed with thirteen heavy guns.
The Nationals made the at on, Reno, who had been losing heavily in front of another
Troops Landing at Newbern. battery, called up his reserves of Pennsylvanians, under Colonel Hartranft, ompelled the evacuation of Fort Thompson.
Large numbers of the inhabitants of Newbern fled from the town.
Foster's troops took possession of the place, and the general was appointed military governor of Newbern.
The Nationals lost 100 killed and 498 wounded. The Confederate loss was much less in killed and wounded, but 200 of
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of
John Frederick Hartranft (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of
Ambrose E. Burnside (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of
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 d
Henry A. Foster (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of
John Rowan (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of
Jesse Lee Reno (search for this): entry newbern-capture-of