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- Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65 [v.5]
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- Date
- 1901
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- Creator
- ["Clark, Walter, 1846-1924."]
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65 [v.5]
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North Carolina Trooi*s, I SOI -’Go.
Henry Nutt, Nathaniel Clime, Herbert Hanlon, Transit,
and brig Hannah Batch.. Mr. Jas. W. MeCarriek, of Nor¬
folk, Ya., who was a master’s mate in the North Carolina
Navy, attached to the steamer Winslow, says “that the brig
Hannah Batch when captured, was in charge of a prize crew,
commanded by Past Midshipman
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am/., now a Rear Ad¬
miral in the United States Navy. This brig loaded with
sugar and molasses, had been captured by a Federal vessel,
while attempting to enter harbor at Savannah, Ga., and put
in charge of (lie prize crew.” The vessels captured were
sent to New Bern, N. (’., where they were condemned as
prizes. The State of North Carolina paid the officers and
crew of the H in slow full prize money.
The next steamer sent out was the Beaufort, mounting one
long 32-pounder. commanded by Lieutenant W. C. Duvall.
On 0 July hoisted ensign, and put the Beaufort in commis¬
sion. after faking on powder and other equipment, proceeded
under orders to her station in Pamlico Sound. “On 21 July
when off Oregon Inlet Lieutenant Duvall reports the first
naval engagement with the Federal forces. The Federal ves¬
sel was a large three-masted propeller, carrying a battery of
eight guns, one riile cannon forward and aft, working on
pivots, position taken by this vessel was not over 1\\ miles
from the Beaufort
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rom where siie opened fire across a narrow
strip of land. Her shots were replied to by the Beaufort;
firing was kept up as long as the gun could be elevated suf¬
ficient to graze the sand bill. The enemy not fancying the
shots, withdrew behind the high sand hills, where she was
out of range. On 30 July, came to anchor opposite Island
of Portsmouth.”
The steamer Baleiijli was next fitted out. mounting one 32-
pounder. July 22 Lieutenant Commanding J. W. Alexan¬
der was ordered to command her.
The Ellis, mounting one 32-ponnder, commanded by Com¬
mander \V. T. Muse, sailed from Norfolk 2 August, 1861,
arriving off Oeraeoke Inlet the 4th.
The capture of these vessels by the Winslow produced an
outcry from the commercial circles of the North, which no
doubt called the attention of the naval authorities to the ne-
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