Battle of Plymouth (1864)
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| Battle of Plymouth | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| United States of America | Confederate States of America | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Col. Henry W. Wessells | Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Plymouth Garrison | Hoke’s Division | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 2,000 total | 800 | ||||||
[edit] History
In a combined operation with the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. R.F. Hoke, attacked the Federal garrison at Plymouth on April 17. On April 19, the ram appeared in the river, sinking the USS Smithfield, damaging the USS Miami, and driving off the other Union ships supporting the Plymouth garrison. Confederate forces captured Fort Comfort, driving defenders into Fort Williams. On the 20th, the garrison surrendered.
[edit] Union forces
- 1st North Carolina Union Volunteers
- 2nd North Carolina Union Volunteers
- 101st Pennsylvania Volunteers
- 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteers
- 16th Connecticut Infantry
- 85th New York Light Infantry
- 10th US Colored Infantry
- 37th US Colored Infantry
- 2nd US Colored Cavalry
- 12th New York Calvary
- 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
- 24th New York Independent Battery
Naval
- USS Miami
- USS Southfield
- USS Bombshell
- USS Ceres
- USS Whitehead
[edit] Confederate forces
1st. Brigade
- 6th North Carolina
- 8th North Carolina
- 21st North Carolina
- 24th North Carolina
- 25th North Carolina
- 35th North Carolina
- 43rd North Carolina
- 56th North Carolina
2cd. Brigade
- 1st Virginia
- 3rd Virginia
- 7th Virginia
- 11th Virginia
- 24th Virginia
- 38th Virginia Battalion of Light Infantry
- Branch’s Battalion of Light Infantry
- 21st Georgia
Naval
- CSS Albemarle
- CSS Cotton Plant
