Knowledge (XXG)

Battle of Plymouth (1864)

Source 📝

139: 122: 411: 48: 340: 1088: 162: 403: 1098: 1161: 1166: 253: 1176: 831: 1171: 246: 1073: 484: 447: 1052: 1091: 489: 1186: 1057: 239: 1101: 824: 399:
ships supporting the Plymouth garrison. Confederate forces captured Fort Comfort, driving defenders into Fort Williams. On April 20, the garrison surrendered.
1206: 442: 1181: 1117: 840: 817: 328: 344: 473: 468: 854: 458: 324: 86: 1016: 463: 1156: 910: 144: 102: 1001: 895: 617: 612: 581: 985: 1201: 1191: 410: 130: 1196: 962: 952: 880: 290: 280: 980: 875: 870: 378: 268: 264: 126: 1021: 926: 363: 759: 650: 645: 539: 1031: 1026: 890: 640: 635: 630: 515: 406:"Lieut Charles W. Flusser. Killed April 19, 1864 in a naval engagement off Plymouth NC on the USS Miami" 382: 339: 47: 1006: 931: 905: 1011: 975: 885: 303: 496: 320: 166: 39: 24: 20: 900: 436: 156: 936: 744: 625: 523: 507: 389: 170: 161: 809: 231: 739: 595: 562: 402: 370: 179: 90: 1150: 1036: 967: 732: 659: 547: 531: 367: 356: 295: 121: 419: 396: 374: 1132: 1119: 785: 418:
Plymouth citizens are believed to have taken refuge in the basement of the
352: 381:, on April 17. On April 19, the ram appeared in the river, sinking the 1162:
Battles of the Operations against Plymouth of the American Civil War
409: 401: 338: 813: 793:
National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory
235: 323:
that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in
23:. For the naval battle in the First Anglo-Dutch War, see 1167:
Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
343:
Map of Plymouth Battlefield core and study areas by the
764: 1177:
Battles of the American Civil War in North Carolina
1066: 1045: 994: 945: 919: 863: 847: 795:. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office 705:
1st North Carolina Artillery (Companies B, G and H)
16:Battle of the American Civil War in North Carolina 784:Janet K. Seapker and John B. Flowers III (n.d.). 19:This article is about the engagement during the 1172:Confederate victories of the American Civil War 765:Civil War Plymouth Pilgrims Descendants Society 32: 825: 414:Site of Union earthworks on Washington Street 247: 8: 832: 818: 810: 254: 240: 232: 46: 29: 841:North Carolina in the American Civil War 760:National Park Service battle description 713:38th Virginia Light Artillery Battalion 1187:Naval battles of the American Civil War 776: 345:American Battlefield Protection Program 722:Bloundt's Lynchburg Artillery (Co. D) 568:Hoke's Brigade: Col. John T. Mercer ( 7: 1097: 1207:American Civil War orders of battle 448:2nd North Carolina Infantry (Union) 443:1st North Carolina Infantry (Union) 855:Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries 719:Richmond Fayette Artillery (Co. B) 14: 1182:Washington County, North Carolina 490:24th New York Independent Battery 485:2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery 351:In a combined operation with the 1096: 1087: 1086: 668:Virginia Horse Artillery Battery 160: 137: 120: 70:– April 20, 1864 422:during the Battle of Plymouth. 435:Plymouth Garrison: Brig. Gen. 1: 1017:Battle of Monroe's Crossroads 911:Battle of Goldsborough Bridge 594:Ransom's Brigade: Brig. Gen. 319:was an engagement during the 1002:Second Battle of Fort Fisher 618:56th North Carolina Infantry 613:49th North Carolina Infantry 609:35th North Carolina Infantry 606:25th North Carolina Infantry 603:24th North Carolina Infantry 586:54th North Carolina Infantry 582:43rd North Carolina Infantry 578:21st North Carolina Infantry 561:Hoke's Division: Brig. Gen. 395:, and driving off the other 986:First Battle of Fort Fisher 600:8th North Carolina Infantry 575:6th North Carolina Infantry 455:103rd Pennsylvania Infantry 452:101st Pennsylvania Infantry 1223: 716:Fauquier Artillery (Co. A) 697:Wilmington Light Artillery 18: 1082: 963:Battle of Albemarle Sound 896:Battle of Tranter's Creek 459:16th Connecticut Infantry 291:Battle of Albemarle Sound 281:Battle of New Bern (1864) 276: 211: 198: 185: 150: 113: 54: 45: 37: 981:Rainbow Bluff Expedition 876:Battle of Elizabeth City 871:Battle of Roanoke Island 658:Dearing's Command: Col. 474:37th US Colored Infantry 469:10th US Colored Infantry 379:Plymouth, North Carolina 62:April 17, 1864 1022:Battle of Averasborough 927:Battle of Fort Anderson 665:8th Confederate Cavalry 624:Kemper's Brigade: Col. 1157:1864 in North Carolina 651:24th Virginia Infantry 646:11th Virginia Infantry 478:2nd US Colored Cavalry 464:85th New York Infantry 415: 407: 348: 151:Commanders and leaders 1032:Battle of Morrisville 1027:Battle of Bentonville 891:Battle of South Mills 690:Montgomery (Alabama) 641:7th Virginia Infantry 636:3rd Virginia Infantry 631:1st Virginia Infantry 589:21st Georgia Infantry 481:12th New York Cavalry 413: 405: 342: 212:Casualties and losses 1133:35.86648°N 76.7519°W 1007:Battle of Wilmington 932:Battle of Washington 906:Battle of White Hall 686:Moseley's Battalion 1129: /  1012:Battle of Wyse Fork 976:Capture of Plymouth 886:Siege of Fort Macon 672:Branch's Battalion 304:Capture of Plymouth 263:Operations Against 1138:35.86648; -76.7519 958:Battle of Plymouth 953:Battle of New Bern 881:Battle of New Bern 701:Guion's Battalion 682:Bradford's Battery 679:Miller's Artillery 557:Confederate forces 548:US Army transport 497:Charles W. Flusser 416: 408: 349: 321:American Civil War 317:Battle of Plymouth 286:Battle of Plymouth 167:Charles W. Flusser 145:Confederate States 40:American Civil War 33:Battle of Plymouth 25:Battle of Plymouth 21:American Civil War 1202:April 1864 events 1192:Conflicts in 1864 1112: 1111: 901:Battle of Kinston 709:Read's Battalion 437:Henry W. Wessells 325:Washington County 312: 311: 230: 229: 191:Plymouth Garrison 157:Henry W. Wessells 109: 108: 87:Washington County 1214: 1197:Riverine warfare 1144: 1143: 1141: 1140: 1139: 1134: 1130: 1127: 1126: 1125: 1122: 1100: 1099: 1090: 1089: 937:Siege of Suffolk 834: 827: 820: 811: 804: 803: 801: 800: 790: 781: 676:Pegram's Battery 626:William R. Terry 495:Naval: Lt. Cdr. 375:Federal garrison 271: 256: 249: 242: 233: 223:one ship damaged 175: 164: 143: 141: 140: 125: 124: 77: 75: 69: 67: 56: 55: 50: 30: 1222: 1221: 1217: 1216: 1215: 1213: 1212: 1211: 1147: 1146: 1137: 1135: 1131: 1128: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1116: 1115: 1113: 1108: 1078: 1062: 1041: 990: 968:Sinking of CSS 941: 915: 859: 843: 838: 808: 807: 798: 796: 788: 783: 782: 778: 773: 756: 559: 433: 428: 426:Order of battle 388:, damaging the 373:, attacked the 337: 313: 308: 296:Sinking of CSS 272: 262: 260: 221: 219: 194:Hoke's Division 171: 165: 138: 136: 119: 94: 73: 71: 65: 63: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1220: 1218: 1210: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1149: 1148: 1110: 1109: 1107: 1106: 1094: 1083: 1080: 1079: 1077: 1076: 1070: 1068: 1064: 1063: 1061: 1060: 1055: 1049: 1047: 1043: 1042: 1040: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 998: 996: 992: 991: 989: 988: 983: 978: 973: 965: 960: 955: 949: 947: 943: 942: 940: 939: 934: 929: 923: 921: 917: 916: 914: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 867: 865: 861: 860: 858: 857: 851: 849: 845: 844: 839: 837: 836: 829: 822: 814: 806: 805: 786:"Latham House" 775: 774: 772: 769: 768: 767: 762: 755: 754:External links 752: 751: 750: 742: 740:James W. Cooke 726: 725: 724: 723: 720: 717: 707: 706: 699: 698: 695: 684: 683: 680: 677: 670: 669: 666: 656: 655: 654: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 622: 621: 620: 615: 610: 607: 604: 601: 596:Matt W. Ransom 592: 591: 590: 587: 584: 579: 576: 563:Robert F. Hoke 558: 555: 554: 553: 545: 537: 529: 521: 513: 493: 492: 487: 482: 479: 476: 471: 466: 461: 456: 453: 450: 445: 432: 429: 427: 424: 371:Robert F. Hoke 336: 333: 329:North Carolina 310: 309: 307: 306: 301: 293: 288: 283: 277: 274: 273: 261: 259: 258: 251: 244: 236: 228: 227: 224: 214: 213: 209: 208: 205: 201: 200: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 186:Units involved 183: 182: 180:Robert F. Hoke 177: 153: 152: 148: 147: 134: 116: 115: 111: 110: 107: 106: 100: 96: 95: 91:North Carolina 85: 83: 79: 78: 60: 52: 51: 43: 42: 35: 34: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1219: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1154: 1152: 1145: 1142: 1105: 1104: 1095: 1093: 1085: 1084: 1081: 1075: 1072: 1071: 1069: 1065: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1050: 1048: 1044: 1038: 1037:Bennett Place 1035: 1033: 1030: 1028: 1025: 1023: 1020: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 999: 997: 993: 987: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 971: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 950: 948: 944: 938: 935: 933: 930: 928: 925: 924: 922: 918: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 887: 884: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 868: 866: 862: 856: 853: 852: 850: 846: 842: 835: 830: 828: 823: 821: 816: 815: 812: 794: 787: 780: 777: 770: 766: 763: 761: 758: 757: 753: 749: 748: 743: 741: 737: 736: 731: 730: 729: 721: 718: 715: 714: 712: 711: 710: 704: 703: 702: 696: 693: 689: 688: 687: 681: 678: 675: 674: 673: 667: 664: 663: 662: 661: 660:James Dearing 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 637: 634: 632: 629: 628: 627: 623: 619: 616: 614: 611: 608: 605: 602: 599: 598: 597: 593: 588: 585: 583: 580: 577: 574: 573: 571: 567: 566: 565: 564: 556: 552: 551: 546: 544: 543: 538: 536: 535: 530: 528: 527: 522: 520: 519: 514: 512: 511: 506: 505: 504: 502: 498: 491: 488: 486: 483: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 440: 439: 438: 430: 425: 423: 421: 412: 404: 400: 398: 394: 393: 387: 386: 380: 376: 372: 369: 366:forces under 365: 361: 360: 354: 346: 341: 334: 332: 330: 326: 322: 318: 305: 302: 300: 299: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 278: 275: 270: 266: 257: 252: 250: 245: 243: 238: 237: 234: 225: 222: 220:one ship sunk 216: 215: 210: 206: 203: 202: 197: 193: 190: 189: 184: 181: 178: 176: 174: 168: 163: 158: 155: 154: 149: 146: 135: 132: 128: 127:United States 123: 118: 117: 112: 104: 101: 98: 97: 92: 88: 84: 81: 80: 61: 58: 57: 53: 49: 44: 41: 36: 31: 26: 22: 1114: 1102: 969: 957: 797:. Retrieved 792: 779: 747:Cotton Plant 746: 734: 727: 708: 700: 691: 685: 671: 657: 569: 560: 549: 541: 533: 525: 517: 509: 500: 494: 434: 431:Union forces 420:Latham House 417: 391: 384: 358: 350: 316: 314: 297: 285: 217: 172: 114:Belligerents 38:Part of the 1136: / 1053:Confederate 542:Mattabesett 364:Confederate 103:Confederate 1151:Categories 1124:76°45′07″W 1121:35°51′59″N 1074:Wilmington 799:2015-06-01 771:References 692:True Blues 518:Southfield 397:Union Navy 385:Southfield 74:1864-04-20 66:1864-04-17 970:Albemarle 735:Albemarle 694:Artillery 550:Bombshell 534:Whitehead 368:Maj. Gen. 359:Albemarle 298:Albemarle 1092:Category 353:ironclad 269:Plymouth 265:New Bern 199:Strength 82:Location 1103:Commons 738:: Cdr. 173:† 105:victory 72: ( 64: ( 1067:Places 728:Naval 335:Battle 169:  159:  142:  99:Result 93:, C.S. 1058:Union 1046:Units 789:(PDF) 526:Ceres 510:Miami 392:Miami 218:2,000 207:4,500 204:2,500 131:Union 995:1865 946:1864 920:1863 864:1862 848:1861 745:CSS 733:CSS 540:USS 532:USS 524:USS 516:USS 508:USS 390:USS 383:USS 357:CSS 355:ram 315:The 267:and 59:Date 377:at 226:800 1153:: 791:. 572:) 503:) 362:, 331:. 327:, 89:, 833:e 826:t 819:v 802:. 570:k 501:k 499:( 347:. 255:e 248:t 241:v 133:) 129:( 76:) 68:) 27:.

Index

American Civil War
Battle of Plymouth
American Civil War

Washington County
North Carolina
Confederate
United States
United States
Union
Confederate States
Henry W. Wessells
Surrendered
Charles W. Flusser

Robert F. Hoke
v
t
e
New Bern
Plymouth
Battle of New Bern (1864)
Battle of Plymouth
Battle of Albemarle Sound
Sinking of CSS Albemarle
Capture of Plymouth
American Civil War
Washington County
North Carolina

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.