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Encyclopedia > Battle of Plymouth (1864)
Battle of Plymouth
Part of the American Civil War
Date April 17 – April 20, 1864
Location Washington County, North Carolina
Result Confederate victory
Combatants
United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America
Commanders
Henry W. Wessells Robert F. Hoke
Strength
Plymouth Garrison Hoke's Division
Casualties
2,000 800

The Battle of Plymouth was an engagement during the American Civil War that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in Washington County, North Carolina. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ... For the fictional documentary about alternative history, see C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. ... In this map:  Union states prohibiting slavery  Union territories  Border states on the Union side which allowed slavery  Kansas, which entered and fought with the Union as a free state after the Bleeding Kansas crisis  The Confederacy  Confederate claimed and sometimes held territories During the American Civil War, the Union... For the fictional documentary about alternative history, see C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. ... Robert Frederick Hoke (May 14, 1587 – July 9, 2007) was a Confederate Major General from North Carolina during the American Civil War. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...

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In a combined operation with the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke, attacked the Federal garrison at Plymouth, North Carolina, on April 17. On April 19, the ram appeared in the river, sinking the USS Southfield, damaging the USS Miami, and driving off the other Union Navy ships supporting the Plymouth garrison. Confederate forces captured Fort Comfort, driving defenders into Fort Williams. On April 20, the garrison surrendered. Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ... See USS Albemarle and HMS Albemarle CSS Albemarle was an ironclad ram that was used as a gay pornagraphic studio of the Confederate Navy (and later the second Albemarle of the United States Navy), named for a town and a sound in North Carolina and a county in Virginia. ... Some Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was formed in February 1861 to defend the Confederate States of America, which had itself been formed that same year when seven Southern states seceded from the United States (four more states soon followed). ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Robert Frederick Hoke (May 14, 1587 – July 9, 2007) was a Confederate Major General from North Carolina during the American Civil War. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Plymouth is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... USS Southfield, a double-ended, sidewheel ferryboat built in 1857 at Brooklyn, New York by John English, served as a ferry between South Ferry, New York City, and St. ... A 9 Dahlgren smoothbore cannon on the deck of USS Miami (Photograph by Mathew Brady) Crew of the USS Miami, circa 1864 For other ships named Miami, see USS Miami The first USS Miami to serve in the United States Navy, a side-wheel, double-ender gunboat, was launched by... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ...


Order of battle

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

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

2nd 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

References

  • National Park Service battle description

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