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kiln that was loopholed for artillery. The entire line beyond the railroad was occupied by a single regiment, the 26th North
Carolina, plus a few companies of cavalry. The gap in his line created by the dogleg at the railroad was covered only by his weakest unit, a militia battalion with only two weeks of training, and armed with shotguns and hunting rifles. To give them additional support, he ordered up a two-gun battery of 24-pounders to the kiln, but they were not mounted when they came under attack. The First Brigade of the Union Army opposed them from the river to the railroad; right to left, the units were the 25th, 24th, 27th, and 23rd Massachusetts, and the 10th Connecticut. The Beaufort Road ran through the center of this line, and here General Foster placed the howitzers that had been dragged along.
500:, who set up the defensive lines around New Bern. South of the city, across the Trent River, he had built two primary lines. First was a system of breastworks named the "Croatan Works," near Otter Creek and extending inland as far as the railroad. Six miles (10 km) closer to the city was another substantial line anchored on the river by Fort Thompson. The fort held 13 guns, three of which bore on landward approaches. Hill ordered construction of a series of batteries along the river to defend against attack by naval forces. The Confederates blocked the river with two barriers. The first, a mile and a half (2.4 km) below Fort Thompson, consisted of a double row of piles cut off below the water, capped with iron, and backed by a row of 30
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General Branch's aides estimated that the lines would need at least 6,130 men to hold them, but he had only about 4,000 at his disposal, a number often reduced by sickness. Furthermore, many of the men were poorly armed militiamen. The disparity between necessity and reality persuaded Branch to draw his lines in, abandoning some of the strong breastworks erected by his predecessor. The principal defense would be the line based on Fort Thompson.
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Confederates suffered 68 deaths, 116 wounded, and 425 captured or missing. Out of all the cannons, only two were saved. All the confederate soldiers lost their equipment during the battle.
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with enemy pickets, about a mile and a half (2 km) away from the Fort
Thompson line held by the Rebels. Daylight having been exhausted, Burnside ordered a halt and had the brigades bivouac in the order of their march: First Brigade on the right near the road, Second Brigade on the left near the railroad, and Third Brigade to the rear of the First. The howitzers did not arrive until 0300 the next morning.
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370:. Although the defenders fought behind breastworks that had been set up before the battle, their line had a weak spot in its center that was exploited by the attacking Federal soldiers. When the center of the line was penetrated, many of the militia broke, forcing a general retreat of the entire Confederate force. General Branch was unable to regain control of his troops until they had retreated to
441:. In the vicinity of the battle, it lay between railroad and the river, but it crossed the railroad about a mile and a half (2 km) north of what would be the battlefield. The road continued to the northwest, crossing the Trent on a drawbridge some 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the city. In the manner of the time, the road was unpaved, as the Union soldiers learned to their sorrow.
786:, which was occupied immediately by the Yankees, or Beaufort, which was taken on 25 March. 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.
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river to the brickyard. In keeping with this belief, Burnside ordered the First
Brigade to engage the enemy left, while the Second Brigade would try to turn their right, at the brickyard. The eight howitzers were deployed across the county road. Third Brigade was held as a reserve. The Army also got some dubious support from the gunboats under Commander
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Bern. Because Branch's order to retreat included all of the
Confederate river batteries, their guns were spiked and they were abandoned to the fleet. At the city, the fleet shelled the retreating Confederate troops, denying them the opportunity to regroup. The retreating units could not reform until they had fled all the way to
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Confederate lines, and at about the same time the rains began. The road was soon turned into mud, and the mere act of walking required great exertion. The gunners with the howitzers accompanying the infantry soon were exhausted trying to
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Thompson. When the fort was abandoned, they immediately passed the second barrier and moved on to New
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Massachusetts that he thought that another attack on the brick kiln would be successful. Rodman sent a courier to General Parke informing him that he was taking responsibility, then formed his regiment and ordered them to charge. Armed with better knowledge of the enemy, this charge was
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The entire action, aside from the takeover of the city, was confined to the land between these two streams. The railroad ran on a system of berms and occasional cuts about a mile (1.6 km) inland from the river. It entered the city on a bridge over the Trent River. A county road passed over the
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Thompson, to the brickyard on his right, were the 27th, 37th, 7th, and 35th North Carolina regiments. His reserve was the 33rd Regiment. The right flank of the 35th was anchored in a brickyard
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The Coast Division soon resumed its march. Leaving the Croatan work, First (Foster's) Brigade moved on the right, following the county road, while Second (Reno's) Brigade followed the railroad on the left. Third (Parke's) Brigade followed after the First. They continued until they came in contact
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At dawn on March 13, the Federal troops began to disembark. A small Rebel unit trying to contest the landing was quickly driven away by fire from the gunboats, as Col. Sinclair interpreted his orders to defend against a landing at Otter Creek narrowly. Burnside spent the morning getting men and
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equipment ashore. With the infantry came six boat (Navy) howitzers and two Army howitzers. Because of the weather, he decided to land his other artillery closer to the enemy lines, but dense fog soon closed in, and he could not communicate with the fleet. His remaining guns were not landed.
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to charge the brick kiln, while the 9th New Jersey and the 51st New York would engage the enemy in support. The 51st Pennsylvania was held in reserve. The charge was successful at first, but they then found themselves under fire from the whole line and were forced to pull back.
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had largely supplanted it. Nevertheless, New Bern was still a significant military target, as the railroad (Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad) that connected the coast with the interior passed through the city. A short distance further up, at
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into New Bern, then burned the bridge so precipitately that some of their compatriots were left behind and were captured. They also burned a fire raft in the river, which soon drifted against the railroad bridge and destroyed it.
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New Bern fell and was occupied. It remained in control of the Union Army for the rest of the war. Immediately following the battle, Burnside turned his attention to his next important objective, getting control of the port at
712:, who shelled the Rebel positions although they were hidden by intervening forests. This gunfire greatly disturbed the North Carolinians, but it was inaccurate enough that Burnside eventually asked Cowan to change direction.
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393:. The river is broad in this vicinity, and is deep enough that vessels that can navigate the sound can also ply the river. In the colonial era, the town was quite important as a seaport, but by the time of the Civil War
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Hill hoped that he would be given sufficient manpower to fill his lines, but he was transferred to service in Virginia before the hoped-for additional troops arrived. Shortly after he was succeeded by Brig. Gen.
485:, used the state's best-trained and best-equipped troops to take part in the campaigns in Virginia, which were given a higher priority. They were seen as protecting the Confederate capital of Richmond. When
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forest, although in places it was broken into low hills with deciduous forests, separated by ravines. It is crossed by many creeks that sometimes rise to the status of small rivers. One of these, the
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succession pulled his unit back to escape being slaughtered. General Branch ordered a retreat, which soon became a rout. The fleeing North Carolinians dashed across the bridge over the
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on March 11, 1862 and got under way early the next morning, accompanied by 14 Navy gunboats and one gunboat of their own. One of the Navy vessels was detached to guard the mouth of the
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reverse, so he ordered a general pullback to the Fort Thompson line. Thus, when the Federal army came upon the first Confederate breastworks, they found them abandoned.
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406:(spelled Goldsborough in the 19th century), the line crossed the
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1309:"Remembering the Battle of New Bern on Its 150th Anniversary"
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819:, Confederate attempt to retake New Bern in February 1864.
358:. The US Army's Coast Division, led by Brigadier General
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Battles of the American Civil War in North Carolina
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453:Bombardment of Fort Thompson, a war-time sketch by
553:, and a Union gunboat flotilla assembled from the
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342:) was fought on March 14, 1862, near the city of
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1429:. Century, 1887, 1888; reprint ed., Castle, n.d.
1377:. The University of North Carolina Press, 1995.
1288:ORA I, v. 9, p. 245. ORN I, v. 7, pp. 109–112.
673:move their pieces, so a regiment of infantry (
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531:and environs. This meant in particular that
244:413 men and nine cannons captured or missing
1484:. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2018.
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794:The battlefield is preserved today as the
362:and accompanied by armed vessels from the
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206:1st Division, Department of North Carolina
1888:Union victories of the American Civil War
589:, and Burnside soon resolved to take it.
433:same land, also connecting New Bern with
385:lies on the left (southwest) bank of the
1527:North Carolina in the American Civil War
1364:National Park Service battle description
1122:"Battle of New Bern Facts & Summary"
1046:"Battle of New Bern Facts & Summary"
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697:Battle of New Bern as illustrated in
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1853:Burnside's North Carolina Expedition
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1427:Battles and leaders of the Civil War
812:Burnside's North Carolina Expedition
410:, noted for keeping the Confederate
283:Burnside's North Carolina Expedition
1873:History of New Bern, North Carolina
1462:of the Union and Confederate Armies
1434:Ironclads and Columbiads: The Coast
1185:, pp. 109–110. ORA I, v. 9, p. 202.
1150:, p. 108. ORA I, v. 9, pp. 242–243.
1101:www.essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com
834:Abbreviations used in these notes:
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1541:Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries
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555:North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
364:North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
202:North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
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845:ORN (Official records, navies):
838:ORA (Official records, armies):
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27:Battle of the American Civil War
1375:The Civil War in North Carolina
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1007:From Cape Charles to Cape Fear,
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216:13 infantry regiments (11,000)
1858:1862 in the American Civil War
1235:, p. 111. ORA I, v. 9, p. 244.
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944:, p. 106. ORA I, v. 9, p. 234.
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408:Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
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1863:Craven County, North Carolina
1703:Battle of Monroe's Crossroads
1597:Battle of Goldsborough Bridge
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1194:ORA I, v. 9, pp. 241–244; 262
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95:Craven County, North Carolina
1688:Second Battle of Fort Fisher
782:. The Rebels did not defend
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221:6 infantry regiments (4,000)
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1672:First Battle of Fort Fisher
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635:Confederate order of battle
66:by Herbert Eugene Valentine
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1482:New Bern and the Civil War
1407:. Cumberland House, 2005.
1392:. Univ. of Alabama, 1993.
1339:American Battlefield Trust
1297:ORA I, v. 9, pp. 211, 246.
1126:American Battlefield Trust
1050:American Battlefield Trust
800:American Battlefield Trust
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1582:Battle of Tranter's Creek
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1480:White, James Edward III.
1436:. Joseph F. Blair, 1989.
1388:Browning, Robert M., Jr.
1277:Ironclads and columbiads,
929:Ironclads and Columbiads,
872:ORA I, v. 9, pp. 224–225.
823:New Bern Battlefield Site
817:Battle of New Bern (1864)
796:New Bern Battlefield Site
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412:Army of Northern Virginia
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32:Battle of New Bern (1864)
30:For the 1864 battle, see
18:Battle of New Bern (1862)
1667:Rainbow Bluff Expedition
1562:Battle of Elizabeth City
1557:Battle of Roanoke Island
1467:The War of the Rebellion
1253:ORA I, v.9, pp. 223–228.
1233:Ironclads and columbiads
1183:Ironclads and columbiads
1170:Ironclads and columbiads
1148:Ironclads and columbiads
1033:Ironclads and columbiads
1020:Ironclads and columbiads
990:Ironclads and columbiads
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942:Ironclads and Columbiads
916:Ironclads and columbiads
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790:Battlefield preservation
778:, which was defended by
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78:March 14, 1862
1708:Battle of Averasborough
1613:Battle of Fort Anderson
992:, pp. 88–90. Campbell,
1843:1862 in North Carolina
1334:"New Bern Battlefield"
1275:, pp. 90–91. Trotter,
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150:Commanders and leaders
1718:Battle of Morrisville
1713:Battle of Bentonville
1577:Battle of South Mills
1458:A Compilation of the
1403:Campbell, R. Thomas,
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633:Further information:
620:Union order of battle
618:Further information:
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557:, under Flag Officer
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228:Casualties and losses
1693:Battle of Wilmington
1618:Battle of Washington
1592:Battle of White Hall
1447:US Navy Department.
1432:Trotter, William R.
1307:Staff, History com.
1262:ORA I, v.9, pp. 238.
1244:ORA I, v. 9, p. 212.
1212:ORA I, v. 9, p. 203.
1203:ORA I, v. 9, p. 202.
1159:ORA I, v. 9, p. 262.
994:Storm over Carolina,
903:Battles and leaders,
893:ORA I, v. 9, p. 200.
559:Louis M Goldsborough
517:Lawrence O'B. Branch
368:Lawrence O'B. Branch
186:Lawrence O'B. Branch
1819:35.0428°N 77.0148°W
1815: /
1698:Battle of Wyse Fork
1662:Capture of Plymouth
1572:Siege of Fort Macon
1456:US War Department.
1369:CWSAC Report Update
1273:Storm over Carolina
551:Ambrose E. Burnside
352:Burnside Expedition
340:Battle of New Berne
338:(also known as the
1644:Battle of Plymouth
1639:Battle of New Bern
1567:Battle of New Bern
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721:21st Massachusetts
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356:American Civil War
336:Battle of New Bern
223:1 cavalry regiment
144:Confederate States
51:American Civil War
44:Battle of New Bern
1893:March 1862 events
1824:35.0428; -77.0148
1798:
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1587:Battle of Kinston
1490:978-1-62585-992-1
1373:Barrett, John G.
675:51st Pennsylvania
565:in an assault on
483:Judah P. Benjamin
455:Francis H. Schell
350:, as part of the
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218:14 gunboats
1837:Categories
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1760:Wilmington
1357:References
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1005:Browning,
996:pp. 75–81.
863:plate 138.
780:Fort Macon
535:, between
378:Background
311:Fort Macon
240:64 killed
233:90 killed
82:1862-03-14
1656:Albemarle
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1222:suasion."
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769:Aftermath
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579:Albemarle
502:torpedoes
404:Goldsboro
237:1 missing
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587:New Bern
475:Richmond
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399:Beaufort
383:New Bern
344:New Bern
306:New Bern
211:Strength
90:Location
1789:Commons
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1313:HISTORY
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931:p. 105.
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