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Both sides brought forward artillery as the fight began to grow and Claassen ordered his men back into New Bern. In the darkness and fog Union reinforcements bound for the fighting became cut off and were captured. [4] Hoke then halted his brigade outside New Bern and waited to hear from the rest of the Confederate attacks. [5]
This bridge was a critical link [1] in the military supply line between East Coast ports and the city of New Bern, North Carolina The outpost was the site of a fierce battle on February 2, 1864. The camp was heavily fortified by occupying Union forces based in New Bern following the battle on March 14, 1862, and was guarded by Fort Benjamin, a ...
At being captured during the February 1864 Battle of New Bern, 22 soldiers of the 2nd North Carolina were executed as deserters by the Confederate Army. These killings, the only large-scale execution of deserters during the Civil War, shook morale in both the 1st and 2nd North Carolina Volunteer Regiments.
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The siege of Fort Macon began at that time. As the Union captured New Bern, it meant a turning point for union control of the coast of North Carolina. The New Bern region was an important victory for the union as it created more space for camps, housing, and employment for refugees. [35]
Battle of Roanoke Island February 9. Duty at Roanoke Island till March 11. Advance on New Berne March 11–13. Battle of New Bern March 14. Siege of Fort Macon March 23-April 26. Bombardment and capture of Fort Macon April 25–26. Duty at Beaufort and New Berne till July.
Company F of the 2nd Regiment took part in the Battle of New Bern in February 1864, where several men were captured and later executed, and Companies B and E fought at the Siege of Plymouth, on April 17–20, 1864. [3] Several companies of the 2nd Regiment were assigned to garrison duty at Fort Macon and Beaufort. The 2nd Regiment was merged ...
Sparta July 20. Hookerstown July 21. Swift Creek and Street's Ferry July 22. Scupperton July 22. Pollocksville July 26. Near New Bern October 7. Camden Court House and Dismal Swamp November 3. Operations about New Bern against Whiting January 18-February 4, 1864. Wistar's Expedition toward Richmond February 6–8, 1864.