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Title: The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers
Year: 1866 (1860s)
Authors: Tenney, W. J. (William Jewett)
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Appleton
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ollowing address to his force : IIeadquarters, Dept. of North Cabouna, *Newbern, March 15. f General Order^ Ko. 17. The General Commanding congratulates his troopson their brilliant and hard won victory of the l-itn.Their courage, their patience, their endurance of fa-tigue, exposure and toil, cannot be loo highly praised. After a tedious march, drawing their howitzers byhand through swamps and thickets, after a sleeplessnight, in a drenching rain, they met the enemy in hischosen position, found him protected by strong earth-works, mounting many and heavy guns, and in an openfield themselves—they conquered. With such soldiers,advance is victory. The General Commanding directs with peculiarpride, that, as a well-deserved tribute to valor in ihissecond victory of the expedition, each regiment en-gaged shall inscribe on its banner the memorablename Newbern. By command of Brigadier-General A. E. BURNSIDE. Lewis Richmond, Adjutant-General. 140 MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION.
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MILITARY AND NAVAL mSTORY OF THE REBELLION. 141 On the 20tb Gen. Parkes brigade commencedto march from Newbcrn for Beaufort, andon the 23d entered Moorhead city, tliirty-sixmiles from Newborn, and found it evacuated.It is a short distance from Beaufort and con-nected l)y a steam ferry. A flag of truce wasthen sent over to Fort Macon, and a surrenderdemanded. This was refused, and vigorousmeasures were at once commenced to reduceit by a siege. Beaufort is the capital of Car-teret county, situated at the mouth of Newjjortriver, and a few miles from the sea. Theharbor is tlie best in the State, and its entranceis defended by Fort Macon. Meanwhile, on the 20th, a naval column con-sisting of the gunboats Louisiana, Delaware,and Com. Perry, with the transport Admiral,having on board eight companies of the 24thMassachusetts regiment, proceeded to Washing-ton, a smaU town on the left bank of the Tarriver about forty miles from Pamlico Sound.On the 25th, the force arrived before the town,and w

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