Battle
1864 battle of the American Civil War in North Carolina
The Battle of Plymouth was an engagement during the American Civil War that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in the city of Plymouth and surrounding Washington County, North Carolina.
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The Battle of Plymouth was an engagement during the American Civil War that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in the city of Plymouth and surrounding Washington County, North Carolina.
In a combined operation with the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke, attacked the Federal garrison at Plymouth, North Carolina, on April 17. On April 19, the ram appeared in the river, sinking the USS Southfield, damaging the USS Miami, and driving off the other Union Navy ships supporting the Plymouth garrison. Confederate forces captured Fort Comfort, driving defenders into Fort Williams. On April 20, the garrison surrendered.
Plymouth citizens are believed to have taken refuge in the basement of the Latham House during the Battle of Plymouth.
As the possibility of surrender grew imminent, several federal soldiers, fearing harsh treatment at the hands of Confederate captors, mounted intensive efforts to escape. One took a canoe down river and was rescued by steamer a week after the battle, while others hid in surrounding swamps and lowlands before sneaking back to Union lines. Others changed their identities to those of deceased federal soldiers who bore no connection to North Carolina. Most of the captured enlisted men were sent to Andersonville Prison, where many later died.
Plymouth Garrison: Brig. Gen. Henry W. Wessells
Naval: Lt. Cdr. Charles W. Flusser (k)
Hoke's Division: Brig. Gen. Robert F. Hoke
Dearing's Command: Col. James Dearing
Branch's Battalion
Moseley's Battalion
Guion's Battalion
Read's Battalion
Naval
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