Identifier: militarynavalhis00tenn (find matches)
Title: The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers
Year: 1866 (1860s)
Authors: Tenney, W. J. (William Jewett)
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Appleton
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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owarmest thinks of the whole country, while all willsympathize with them in their misfortune. To the oflicers and men of the navy the command-ing general tenders his thanks for their hearty coop-eration with the army, and the bravery, determina-tion, and courage that marked their part of theunequal contest. With sorrow he records the deathof tlic noble sailor and gallant patriot, Lieut.-Com,V. W. Flusser, U. S. Navy, who in the heat of battlefell dead on the deck of his ship, with the lanyardof his gun in his haifd. The commanding general believes that these mis-fortunes will tend, not to discourage, but to ncrrothe army of North Carolina to equal deeds of brave-ry and gallantry hereafter. Until further orders, the headquarters of tho sub-district of the Albemarle will be at Koanoke Island.The command devolves upon Col. V>. W. Wardrop,of the Oilth New Vork infantry. liy command of Maj-Cien. JOUN G. IECK. J. A. JuusoN, Asst Adj^t-Gcn. MILITAEY AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. 521
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522 MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. Gen. Iloko thus rei^ortecl Lis capture of theposition: PLTMOnrn, N. C, April 20,18StTo Gen. Braxton Brapg : I have stormed and carricJ this place, capturingone brigadier, sixteen hundred men, stores, andtwenty-five pieces of artillery. R. F. HOKE, Brig.-Gen. Only two pLices on the main land were nowheld by the Federal forces. These were Wash-ington, on the Tar River, and Newbern, at themouth of the Neuse. Washington was evac-uated in the latter part of April, and burned.The following order of Gen. Palmer was issuedfor the puipose of detecting the incendiaries: HEAT>QtrAP.TERS DISTRICT OF N. C, \ Newbebn, N. C, May 3, IS&t fGeneral Orders Ao. 5. While the troops of this command may exult andtake just pride in their many victories over the en-emy, yet a portion of them have, within a few days,been guilty of an outrage against humanity whichbrings the blush of shame to the cheek of every truemaa and soldier. * » * # The commanding

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