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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 15 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 31 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 35 (search)
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33.-capture of Elizabeth City, N. C.
Report of Lieut. S. P. Quackenbush.
United States steamer Delaware, off Elizabeth City, February 11, 1862. Commander S. C. Rowan:
sir: In obedicommand of S. C. Rowan, weighed anchor for Elizabeth City.
During the afternoon discovered three sm, at six o'clock A. M., weighed anchor for Elizabeth City.
At eight A. M. discovered the enemy's guDelaware, which was moored to the wharf at Elizabeth City, at forty-five minutes past nine o'clock iorder. United States steamer Delaware, off Elizabeth City, February 11, 1862.
The commander of th.
United States steamer Delaware, off Elizabeth City, February 10, 1862.
sir: I have the hap made, a portion of the fleet proceeded to Elizabeth City, for the purpose of capturing the rebel namaking fourteen in all.
The distance to Elizabeth City from Roanoke Island, is some thirty-five or forty miles.
We came in sight of Elizabeth City about three o'clock, and, as we approached, we
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 42 (search)
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40.-the capture of Edenton.
Lieut.-Commander Maury's report.
United States Steamship Louisiana, off Elizabeth City, N. C., February 12.
sir: In obedience to your orders, I proceeded with this vessel, accompanied by the Underwriter, Lieut. Corn.
Jeffers; the Commodore Perry, Lieut. Corn.
Husser; and the Lockwood, Acting Master Graves Commanding, to the city of Edenton, west end of Albemarle Sound.
At half-past 8 o'clock this morning, we arrived off the entrance to the harndred to three hundred, fled precipitately, without firing a shot.
Many of the inhabitants also left, in consequence.
I was told, of a vile rumor having been put in circulation by the panic-stricken enemy, that our havoc was indiscriminate at Elizabeth.
I was happy in being able to stigmatize such a report as it deserved, and to restore quiet to a very excited population.
There are no fortifications at or in the water approaches to Edenton.
At Hornblow's Point trees have been felled, p
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 43 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 56 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 138 (search)
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 151 (search)
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147.-obstruction of Dismal swamp canal.
Lieut. Com. Flusser's report.
on the eighteenth of April, the forces under Gen. Reno debarked at Cobbs' Point, N. C., for the purpose of destroying the locks of the Dismal Swamp Canal.
Having retired without accomplishing the object, Com. Rowan determined to destroy the canal with the naval forces under his command.
The following is the report of the successful accomplishment of the work:
U. S. Steamer Commodore Perry, off Elizabeth City, N. C., April 26.
sir: In obedience to your orders I left this place on the twenty-third inst., in the Lockwood, with the Whitehead and Putnam, in company, each with an officer and a detachment of men on board, the Lockwood towing the wrecking schooner Emma Slade, with the apparatus for blowing up the banks to block up the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal at the mouth of the North River.
We were joined by the Shawsheen, having in tow a schooner which had been sent the day before to Roanok