Posted on 02/07/2024 7:08:51 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
FORTRESS MONROE, Friday, Feb.
The steamer Washington Irving arrived last evening from Newborn, N.C., with dispatches to Gen. BUTLER, and by her we received the following highly important intelligence for the Associated Press:
On the morning of the 1st inst., before the break of day, the rebels, consisting of PICKETT's Division, from Kinston, N. C, and HOKE's Brigade, from Gen. LEE's army, made an assault on the outposts at Bachelor's Creek, eight miles from Newbern, which, after a desperate struggle, they carried, capturing 70 of our men and officers.
One company of the Second North Carolina (white) Volunteers, of C. H. FOSTER's command, with a section of ANGEL's Battery, and detachments of other companies, in all about three hundred or four hundred men, are reported to be in possession of the block-house, nine miles from Newbern, surrounded by the enemy, and bolding their ground against vastly superior numbers. They will, it is stated, be able to hold out (or several days. A force of our cavalry started out this morning to their relief, but were repulsed in sight of Fort Totten, and driven back.
The rebels are in sight of the city, and can be seen from Fort Totten, by the naked eye, manœuvering their troops.
Our forces are resting on their arms day and night, waiting for the assault on the city.
The fire companies, together with the white and black citizens, are also under arms, calmly awaiting the approach of the rebels.
Fort Gaston, on the south side of the river Trent, still holds out manfully.
The rebels have established a picket station, at the poor-house, within rifle shot of Fort Totten, and within hailing distance of the city.
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My ancestors in Newbern, NC had a bad day, I’m sure.
It makes sense that the war cheerleaders at the New York Times would have loved General Benjamin Butler.
Butler didn’t acquire his nickname “ the Beast “ because of his kindness toward Southern widows and orphans.
” Stamping out the vineyards where the grapes of wrath are stored “.
” I was always a friend to Southern tights, but enemy of southern wrongs.”
Their space had been invaded. They were defending their homeland.
My mom and her family are from New Bern. I lived there when I was a teenager and my college years. Love that place.
We’re probably cousins.
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