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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.22 (search)
d ploughed into Albemarle Sound. Captain Cooke successfully carried out his part of the plan by driving every vessel into the ocean. The following day General Hoke attacked the fortifications and carried them, although he lost a good part of his men. General Ransom's Brigade alone left nearly six hundred dead and wounded on the field. General Ransom distinguished himself by leading his men over the enemy's works, where occurred a hand-to-hand fight. The Federal Commander, General Wessells, made a gallant defense, but Ransom and Hoke forced him to surrender. The enemy's loss was very heavy. His dead lay in heaps, and his wounded were lying on all sides. During the assault the Albemarle played upon the forts also, but the Federal boats were too cautious to return. After the capture of Plymouth, N. C., April 19, 1864—by Generals Hoke and Ransom—in which action the Confederate ram, Albemarle, destroyed one gunboat of the Federal fleet and drove the others into Pamlico
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index (search)
omestead ruthlessly destroyed, 135. Sumner, Charles, 30. Thomas, General G. H., 20, 21. Thompson, Conspiracy of Jacob, 256. Train, The Enoch, 196. Tuttle, General 135. Tyler, Hon., J. Hoge, 360. Underwriter, Capture of the, 206. Van Buren, Dr. W. H., 88. Venable, Colonel C. S., 139. Virginian, Individuality of the, 16; Conservatism of the, 18. War, The, Who brought it on, 77; how conducted. 78, 301. Washington Statue stolen, 297. Watterson, Henry 121. Wessells, General H. W., 210. West Point graduates who served in the C. S. Army. Adams, J., 55. Alexander, E. P., 70. Allston, B., 65. Anderson, G. B., 63; J. R. 38; R. H., 51; Robert H., 72; S. S., 48. Archer, John, 42; R. H., 35. Bagby, A. P.. 64. Baker L. S., 63. Barnwell T. O., 37. Barton, S. M., 59. Beall L. J., 45; W. N. R., 58. Beauregard, P. G. T., 45. Beckham, R. F., 74. Bee B. E., 54. Beltzhoover, D. L., 56. Berry T. J. 71. Bingharm, ., 62. Blair, W. B., 4