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Morehead City (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
he advance of the Fifth Rhode Island and Eighth Connecticut. After their center was thus cut, the Confederates saw that with their inferiority of numbers they could no longer make effective resistance, and they retired or New Bern. Their losses had been, killed, 64; wounded, 101; prisoners, 413. The Federal losses were, killed, 90; wounded, 380. Official Reports. The fall of New Bern opened much territory to the Federals. Shortly thereafter their troops occupied Carolina City, Morehead City, Beaufort and Newport, and detachments were sent out in all directions. On April 13th a skirmish between one of these detached parties and a portion of the Second North Carolina cavalry occurred at Gillett's farm, in which Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson, the Confederate commander, was captured. On the 19th of April a spirited action took place at South Mills, near the Dismal Swamp canal. Rumors of ironclads building for a descent on the Albemarle fleet led the Federals to send a consid
Carolina City (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
riven back by the advance of the Fifth Rhode Island and Eighth Connecticut. After their center was thus cut, the Confederates saw that with their inferiority of numbers they could no longer make effective resistance, and they retired or New Bern. Their losses had been, killed, 64; wounded, 101; prisoners, 413. The Federal losses were, killed, 90; wounded, 380. Official Reports. The fall of New Bern opened much territory to the Federals. Shortly thereafter their troops occupied Carolina City, Morehead City, Beaufort and Newport, and detachments were sent out in all directions. On April 13th a skirmish between one of these detached parties and a portion of the Second North Carolina cavalry occurred at Gillett's farm, in which Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson, the Confederate commander, was captured. On the 19th of April a spirited action took place at South Mills, near the Dismal Swamp canal. Rumors of ironclads building for a descent on the Albemarle fleet led the Federals t
Murfreesboro (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
00 pounds of blasting powder, Lynch made what defense he could against the gunboats that followed him, but his ships were destroyed by the enemy or beached and left. So, in addition to Roanoke, Elizabeth City was in the hands of Burnside. Shortly afterward an expedition, commanded by Col. Rush Hawkins, Ninth New York, made its way up to Winton and burned a good part of the town. The five companies, all raw militia, sent to defend it, fled, Moore says, ingloriously in the direction of Murfreesboro. With the fall of Roanoke the way was clear for General Burnside to direct his army against New Bern, the second largest town on the North Carolina coast Events soon showed this to be his intention. Hence the State sent its available forces there under Brig.-Gen. L. O'B. Branch. Six regiments of regularly organized troops, one battalion and several unattached companies of militia, hastily gathered from the adjoining counties, half-armed, undrilled, undisciplined, were thrown into the
Roanoke (United States) (search for this): chapter 4
known to be designing an attack somewhere on this coast, and in spite of the further fact that Roanoke was the key to the whole sound region, it seemed out of the power of the Confederacy to providen the island and were included in the surrender. When the Confederate vessels retreated from Roanoke they might have escaped to Norfolk, but they felt impelled to obey general orders to defend homollowed him, but his ships were destroyed by the enemy or beached and left. So, in addition to Roanoke, Elizabeth City was in the hands of Burnside. Shortly afterward an expedition, commanded by defend it, fled, Moore says, ingloriously in the direction of Murfreesboro. With the fall of Roanoke the way was clear for General Burnside to direct his army against New Bern, the second largest ran like quarter-horses toward Norfolk, and we as fast as our weary legs would carry us toward Roanoke, leaving quite a number of our wounded, and destroyed the bridges behind us.—Ibid., 316. Th
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ed in the rear. General Foster began the attack about 8 o'clock on the 8th. He moved up six Dahlgren howitzers on the only road that led to the redoubt. These he supported with the five regiments of his brigade. Reno followed with his brigade, moving into the swamp on the Confederate right to flank the position. Parke followed with his brigade. Each of Foster's attacks in front was held at bay until General Reno's brigade succeeded in making its way through the dense morass. Two Massachusetts regiments had penetrated the swamp on the right also, and had fallen on Wise's three companies and driven them toward the redoubt. Attacked thus on all three sides, the little force fell back to the north side, and there surrendered. Colonel Shaw says, With the very great disparity in numbers, the moment the redoubt was flanked, I considered the island lost. The struggle could have been protracted and the small body of brave men, which had been held in reserve, might have been brough
Fort Macon (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Chapter 3: The Second year Butler's expedition Roanoke island lost battle at New Bern South Mills and Fort Macon renewed efforts to raise more troops. Early in 1862 the Federal government decided to follow up its successes at Hatteras by descending upon the North Carolina coast with the famous Burnside expedit hold a long line of intrenchments against this same force, aided by numerous gunboats. As a result of this disparity in numbers, Roanoke island, New Bern, and Fort Macon soon fell into Federal hands, and all eastern North Carolina above Bogue inlet went with these fortified points. Nothing more strongly marks North Carolina' bridges behind us.—Ibid., 316. The culmination of the serious losses that had befallen the coast by the operations of General Burnside was the surrender of Fort Macon, on the sand-bar opposite Beaufort. This fort was an old style, strong, casemated work, mounting about fifty guns. It is difficult to tell how many guns Mac
Winton (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
aped to Norfolk, but they felt impelled to obey general orders to defend home waters, and went to Elizabeth City. There, with 200 pounds of regular and 100 pounds of blasting powder, Lynch made what defense he could against the gunboats that followed him, but his ships were destroyed by the enemy or beached and left. So, in addition to Roanoke, Elizabeth City was in the hands of Burnside. Shortly afterward an expedition, commanded by Col. Rush Hawkins, Ninth New York, made its way up to Winton and burned a good part of the town. The five companies, all raw militia, sent to defend it, fled, Moore says, ingloriously in the direction of Murfreesboro. With the fall of Roanoke the way was clear for General Burnside to direct his army against New Bern, the second largest town on the North Carolina coast Events soon showed this to be his intention. Hence the State sent its available forces there under Brig.-Gen. L. O'B. Branch. Six regiments of regularly organized troops, one batta
Beaufort, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
380. Official Reports. The fall of New Bern opened much territory to the Federals. Shortly thereafter their troops occupied Carolina City, Morehead City, Beaufort and Newport, and detachments were sent out in all directions. On April 13th a skirmish between one of these detached parties and a portion of the Second North CThe culmination of the serious losses that had befallen the coast by the operations of General Burnside was the surrender of Fort Macon, on the sand-bar opposite Beaufort. This fort was an old style, strong, casemated work, mounting about fifty guns. It is difficult to tell how many guns Macon had; Hawkins says, 64; Burnside, guns, half were entirely disabled. None on the parapet facing the entrance to the harbor could be brought to bear on the land batteries, nor could those facing Beaufort. The Confederate loss was 7 killed and 18 wounded. These successive defeats aroused the people instead of dispiriting them. They saw plainly that the Richmo
Fort Thompson (South Dakota, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
on the approach of General Burnside with his land and naval forces, all fortifications below Fort Thompson were abandoned. The works behind which the Confederates fought extended from Fort Thompson Fort Thompson (13 guns) on the Neuse to a swamp on the Weathersby road, a distance of two and a half miles. From the fort to the railroad, a distance of one mile, were posted, beginning at the fort, the Twenty-sevuns and 19 field pieces. (Battles and Leaders.) The only guns on this line were as follows: Fort Thompson, 13; Brem's battery, 6; Latham's, 6; total, 25. A careful search of official records convincrate lines. On the 14th the attack opened by Foster moving on the Confederate left, between Fort Thompson and the railroad. At the same time Reno moved against Vance's position, on the right, and Pfth, Reno poured his forces, and they thus turned the whole right of the intrenchments from Fort Thompson. Colonel Campbell, commanding that wing, ordered Lieutenant-Colonel Haywood to charge the fr
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
d to follow up its successes at Hatteras by descending upon the North Carolina coast with the famous Burnside expedition. This expedition wasar army, and three of them were veterans of the Mexican war. North Carolina, as shown above, was at that time not prepared, either in the aBern, and Fort Macon soon fell into Federal hands, and all eastern North Carolina above Bogue inlet went with these fortified points. Nothing more strongly marks North Carolina's subordination of her own interests to the welfare of her country than that her authorities consented orts. The object of this expedition was to seize the coasts of North Carolina above Hatteras, and penetrate into the interior, thereby threct his army against New Bern, the second largest town on the North Carolina coast Events soon showed this to be his intention. Hence the Story being lost. They saw, not without some bitterness, enough North Carolina troops sent into the State, after the fall of New Bern, to have
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