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Company A-Captain, Edwin J. Tyler; First Lieutenant, Prince Wesley Bailey; Second Lieutenant, Thomas H. Sib- balds; Company B-Captain, Henry J. Draime; First Lientenant, Lucius C. Mix; Second Lieutenant, John J. Carter; Company C-Captain, Chester H. Cole; First Lieu- tenant, Robert H. Brett; Second Lieutenant, James E. Stebbings; Company D-Captain, Henry J. Gifford; Second
* Killed. +Wounded. #Died. ¿ Deserted.
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Lieutenant, William E. Roach; Company E-Captain, Wil- son E. Warford; First Lieutenant, John Gummer; Company F -- Captain, James M. McNair; First Lieutenant, Henry A. Hills; Second Lieutenant, John F. Winship; Company G- Captain, George A. Gale; First Lieutenant, George W. Marshall; Second Lieutenant, Byron F. Crain; Company H -Captain, Alexander H. Drake; First Lieutenant, Otis Cole ; Second Lieutenant, Sylvester Porter; Company I-Captain, Edward E. Root; First Lieutenant, George Brennan ; Com- pany K-Captain, Patrick McGraw; First Lieutenant, Bar- nard Byrne; Second Lieutenant, Edward Carey.
CHAPTER III.
The First Regiment United States Sharpshooters -The Third, Twenty- third, and Thirty-fourth Regiments, Infantry.
THE FIRST UNITED STATES SHARPSHOOTERS.
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OLONEL (afterwards General) Hiram Berdan received authority from the War Department, June 15, 1861, to recruit a regiment of sharpshooters. To this regiment the State of New York furnished four companies, A, B, D, and H, and later on recruits. J. Smith Brown," of Yates County, aided efficiently in recruiting this regiment, in which he for a time held the rank of Adjutant. (He afterwards became Ad- jutant and then Major in the One Hundred and Twenty- sixth Regiment, New York Volunteers.) Berdan's Sharp- shooters (as they were commonly called) served with the Army of the Potomac in detachments, and as one organiza- tion in the Second, Third, and principally in the Fifth Corps. They participated during their term of service in the following engagements : Howard's Mills, Yorktown, Hanover Court House, Fair Oaks, Charles City Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, Gainesville, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Blackman's Ford, Shepardstown, Fredericksburg, Chancel- lorsville, Gettysburg, Wapping Heights, Auburn, Kelly's Ford, Locust Grove, Mine Run, Wilderness, Po River, and in front of Petersburg.
The First Sharpshooters are classed by Fox among the "Three Hundred Fighting Regiments,"+ or those that suffered the greatest losses in battle. In the beginning of 1863 the
*On August 26, 1861, J. Smith Brown (at that time Orderly Sergeant) came to Penn Yan, and, after enlisting William Elmendorf and other re- cruits, delegated Lieutenant Elmendorf as recruiting officer. The Yates County Chronicte of the previous 22d inst., in announcing the coming of Orderly-Sergeant Brown, said: "Those who know how to handle a gun will find this a capital regiment to belong to. The legions of Jeff. Davis will stand clear when these boys get a crack at theni."
+ " Regimental losses in the Civil War" by William F. Fox, Lieutenant- Colonel, United States Volunteers.
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regiment became consolidated with the Second Sharpshoot- ers, and both were divided into three battalions, commanded by Colonel Berdan. The First and Second Sharpshooters were at that time brigaded with the Twelfth New Hampshire .and One Hundredth Pennsylvania, as the Second Brigade of the First Division of the Fifth Corps. In the summer of that year Colonel Berdan succeeded to the command of this brigade.
Company B, Captain Stephen Martin, was recruited in part in Yates County by William Elmendorf, the Second Lieutenant. The Yates County recruits left Penn Yan on Friday noon, November 29, 1861, for Elmira, where they were mustered on the same day into the service of the United States for three years. From Elmira they went on to Wash- ington and the front. The following were the Yates County enlistments in Company B:
William Elmendorf, Second Lieutenant; William H. Chid- sey, Jr., Orderly Sergeant; Privates George M. Barber, Ed- win Beebe, Nelson Bennett, Charles M. Bogart, Robert Bogart, John W. Irwin Chidsey," Lewis Boyce, Harrison DeLong, James Densmore, George H. Downey, James Drake, Gideon Bateman Draper, Franklin B. Ellwood, George . H. Gannon, David D. Gannon, John Gannon, Henry Gan- non, Aaron Y. Gregory,* George Griswold, Thaddeus M. Hadden, Michael Hallon, Egbert C. Hopkins, Ward Kellogg, Levi Ketchum, Henry Mapes, David Philbrook, John Phil- brook, Russell H. Rarrick, Nelson Rector, James C. Robin- son, George Russell, Lyman Savage, William M. Simmons, Jolın B. Smith, William H. Stapleton, Joseph Stoakes, James H. Warner, Benjamin F. Warner.
Company H: John Cooley, private.
THE THIRD REGIMENT.
The Third Regiment of infantry, known as the Albany Regiment, was one of the first regiments to enter the service. It was organized at Albany, and, under command of Colonel Frederick Townsend, left the State May 31, 1861. The reg- iment was first stationed at and near Fortress Monroe, and
* Died in service.
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participated in the battle of Big Bethel on the 10th of June. Afterwards, in Mansfield's Division, served at Suffold, Va., during the greater part of 1862. The time of enlistment of Company K of this regiment expired in 1863, and the mem- bers of this company (among whom were several from Yates County) were, with members of other companies, mustered out at Albany on the 21st of May of that year. A number, however, re-enlisted, and served to the end of the war. The Third Regiment, as re-organized, took part in the military operations in Charleston harbor, also with the Army of the James against Petersburg and Richmond, and with Sherman in the campaign of the Carolinas. The regiment, then com- manded by Lieutenant-Colonel George W. Warren, was mustered out at Raleigh, N. C., August 28, 1865.
Company K, Captain John E. Mulford, contained the fol- lowing recruits from Yates County : Barnett W. Baker, John Wesley Cleveland, John A. Dickerson,* Gideon B. Draper, Hiram Embree, Charles D. Holmes, Abraham Ken- nedy, Silas Lawrence, Charles W. Lewis, Ezekiel Noble, John D. Rohde, William Smith, Samuel Tupper .*
THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
The Twenty-third Regiment of infantry, Colonel Henry C. Hoffman commanding, was organized at Elmira, and there mustered into the United States service for two years, July 2, 1861. The regiment left the State on the 5th, and served in Virginia and Maryland, taking part in the following bat- tles: Near Falls Church, Munson Hill, Ball's Cross Roads (from August 14 to September 14, 1861), Bowling Green Road, and Orange C. H. (May 18 and July 10, 1861. In General Pope's campaign, at the battles of Sulphur Springs, Gaines- ville, Groveton, Second Bull Run, and Fairfax C. H. (from August 26 to 31), Smith Mountain (September 14), Antietam (September 17), and Fredericksburg (December 11 to 15, 1862). The Twenty-third Regiment, commanded by Colonel Hoffman, with Lieutenant-Colonel Niram M. Crane,t of Yates County, second in command, was honorably dis- charged and mustered out at Elmira, May 22, 1863.
* Died in service.
+ Afterwards Colonel of the 107th Regiment.
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The following recruits from Yates County were in Com- pany F, Twenty-third Regiment: Privates, John W. Austin, James Criscadon, William Criscadon, William H. Dunn, Charles G. Lewis, Oscar Nelson, Ira M. Slawson.
Company D-Herman C. Howell, Corporal.
Company F-Isaac Verian, private.
Company I-William R. Paulding, private.
Company K-Rodney W. Steele, Ensign.
THE THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.
The Thirty-fourth Regiment of infantry, Colonel William LaDue, was organized at Albany, and was there mustered (June 15, 1861,) into the service of the United States for two years. The regiment left the State on the 3d of July, and during the remainder of the year 1861 served at and near Washington, being engaged in skirmishes with the enemy at Seneca Mills and at Drainsville, Md., and at Goose Creek, Va., in September and October. The regiment was at the siege of Yorktown (April 5 to May 4, 1862), in action at Tyler House (May 29th), at the battle of Fair Oaks (May 31st), at White House (June 16th), and during the Seven Days' battles (June 25th to July 21st.) It then took part in the battle of Antietam (September 17th) and at Fredericksburg (December 11th to 15th), was at the storming of Marye's Heights (May 3d), and engaged at Salem Church (May 4th). The Thirty-fourth Regiment, then under Colonel Byron Laflin, was mustered out at Albany, June 30, 1863.
The following were the Yates County enlistments in Com- pany I, Thirty-fourth Regiment: Alfred T. Attwood, First Lieutenant; John Finegan, First Sergeant; Lemuel C. Ben- ham, Second Sergeant; Privates Harrison Clark, Orlando M. Crowfoot, David Finegan, George C. Leddick, James E. Northrup, James A. McCarrick, Frederick B. St. John, Jacob Spears.
CHAPTER IV.
The Forty-Fourth Regiment of Infantry.
T HE Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteers, which was also known as the People's Ellsworth Regiment, or the Ellsworth Avengers, was at first recruited under the au- spices of the Ellsworth Association of the State of New York. The original plan was to obtain from every ward or town of the State one man. This plan was not adhered to, but later more than one enlistment was allowed to each, and the counties of Albany and Erie furnished each one company. The men reported individually at Albany, where the regi- ment, then commanded by Colonel Stephen W. Stryker, was organized under orders from the State, dated Oct. 15, 1861 .* The regiment left the State Oct. 21st, and, as originally or- ganized, served through the campaign on the Peninsula, and also in General Pope's campaign (April 5th to Sept. 15, 1862). On Sept. 20, 1862, Companies C and E were merged into the others, composing the regiment, and replaced by new companies, recruited at Albany Oct. 21st. New Com- pany C was raised in Yates County and was at first Com- pany M of the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment. The line officers of this company were: Captain, Bennett L. Munger ; First-Lieutenant, Elzer B. James; Second-Lieuten- ant, Charles Kelly. New Company E was also known as the Normal School Company. The two companies went from Albany to Washington, from Washington to Harper's Ferry, and united with the Forty-fourth Regiment on the battle-field of Antietam.
The Forty-fourth, when re-organized by the addition of the new Companies C and E, and as attached to the Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps, of the Army of the Po- tomac, took a prominent part in the battle of Fredericksburg on the 13th of December, 1862. In this engagement, having
* New York in the War of the Rebellion,
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crossed the Rappahannock on pontoon bridges, the regiment participated in the unsuccessful assault on the works in the rear of the town. In this attack the Forty-fourth lost sev- eral men, killed and wounded. It was next in action at Chancellorsville ( May 2d and 3d, 1863 ), and after this battle returned to the place of encampment, opposite Fredericks- burg. On this camping-ground the Forty-fourth remained until the middle of June, when the whole army commenced its march northward along the east side of the Blue Ridge and South Mountains. The march was for the purpose of again engaging Lee's army, which was rapidly advancing up the Shenandoah Valley in the same direction. While on the march a Confederate force was encountered, June 21st, near Middleburg, Va. The country around Middleburg was full of stone walls, and behind these the enemy's sharp- shooters were posted. The Forty-fourth regiment was formed in line of battle, and here gave noble assistance in dislodging and driving back the foe. The discomfiture of the Confederates was rendered complete, when, by a cavalry charge, in which Custer was particularly distinguished, the opposing cavalry were routed, and the whole force driven through Ashby's Gap back into the Shenandoah Valley. The Forty-fourth, continuing its march, crossed the Potomac at Edward's Ferry into Maryland. At Monocacy Junction, in this State, the order superseding General Hooker in com- mand of the Army of the Potomac by General Meade was read to the regiment. The army marched rapidly on to Gettysburg, where Lee had already concentrated his forces. It was evident that a great and decisive battle was at hand.
Marching on through the night of July 1st, the Forty- fourth Regiment arrived the following morning on the battle- field and was stationed at Little Round Top. A fierce and impetuous assault was soon made on both Great and Little Round Top by Longstreet's Corps. The action was sharp and warm, but, in spite of the utmost efforts of the enemy, the Unionists, held these positions until the close of the bat- tle .* At one o'clock in the afternoon of the 3d, commenced
* At Gettysburg, the Forty-fourth Regiment was commanded by Colonel James C. Rice. During the second day's battle Colonel Rice, having
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a most tremendous cannonade, the neighboring hills being shaken with the thunders of over two hundred heavy guns. For over two hours the cannonade continued, and then the Southerners made a grand charge in a column nearly three miles long. The charge, however, was valiantly met, and the Forty-fourth aided grandly in the repulse of the enemy. The loss sustained by the regiment in these two days' fighting at Gettysburg was Captain Lucius S. Larrabee, Lieutenant Eugene L. Dunham, and twenty-seven enlisted men killed, and five officers and seventy-seven enlisted men wounded," while Lieutenant Benjamin F. Thomas and ten enlisted men were wounded mortally. On the night of the 4th the Confederates commenced their retreat to the Poto- mac. Their intention had evidently been to capture Wash- ington, and perhaps dictate terms of peace at Philadelphia or New York.t The bravery and patriotism of the Forty- fourth and of other regiments in the Union Army had brought about an altogether different result.
After the retreat of the enemy from Gettysburg, the Forty- fourth Regiment crossed the Potomac at Berlin and took part on the 12th of July, with other forces, in a skirmish at
taken command of the Third Brigade, headed a bayonet charge against the enemy, the 20th Maine leading. The Confederates, who had got pos- session of a part of Little Round Top, were repulsed with great slaugli- ter, their artillery captured, and the 20th Maine took more prisoners than they themselves numbered men.
* In the Yates County Chronicle, of July 9th, 1863, was the following reference to Company C, Forty-fourth Regiment : "This gallant company, commanded by Captain Bennett L. Munger, reports several casualties in the late battle. The Captain himself is said to be wounded in the hip, but not seriously. Of the privates, Richard MeElligott, of Torrey, and Frank Griswold, of Italy, are reported killed. M. F. Grahanı, of Italy, James Dansingburg, of Barrington, W. W. Smith, of Jerusalem, R. C. Phillips, of Milo, and George W. Hobart, of Potter, are reported wounded. Lieutenant Charles Kelly writes home that he is safe and unhurt. The Forty-fourth Regiment has seen heavy service.
P. S. Captain Munger came home last evening. He received a wound, as indicated by the earliest report, but, owing to his jack-knife in his pocket, his life was saved, though the knife was ruined. The gallant Captain looks as though he had seen hard times, but, we doubt not, will come out all riglit yet."
t Barnes' History of the United States.
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Jones' Cross Roads, Va., and also participated in engage- ments at Bristow Station, Oct. 14th, at Rappahannock Sta- tion, Nov. 7th, and in the Mine Run Campaign, from Nov. 26th to Dec. 2d. The Forty-fourth had expected to find quarters for the winter at Rappahannock Station, and huts were being erected at that place when orders were received for the regiment to repair to Alexandria. Here the Forty- fourth was detailed to guard the trains running between this venerable town and Brandy Station, where a depot of sup- plies had been established. The regiment acted in that capacity until the opening of the Wilderness campaign in May, 1864. Having crossed the Rapidan, the Forty-fourth was in action in the battle of the Wilderness, and also at Spottsylvania, Piney Branch Church, Laurel Hill, North Anna, and Tolopotomy, from the 5th to the 31st of May, losing in these engagements Captain Seth F. Johnson and thirty-two enlisted men, killed, and six officers and eighty- three enlisted men, wounded. The regiment then added to its noble record the battle of Cold Harbor (June 1st to 17th ), including the fight at Bethesda Church on the 2d and 3d, the assault of Petersburg (June 16th to 19th ), the tak- ing of the Weldon Railroad ( Aug. 18th to 21st), and the en- gagement at Poplar Spring Church (Sept. 30th to Oct. 2d).
The companies originally composing the regiment were mustered out at Albany, Oct. 11, 1864. The field and staff officers of the Forty-fourth Regiment at the time of the muster-out were as follows: Colonel, Freeman Connor : Lieutenant-Colonel, Edward B. Knox; Major, Campbell Allen; Adjutant, George B. Herendeen; Quartermaster, Frederick R. Mundy; Surgeon, Morris W. Townsend; As- sistant-Surgeon, D. Carleton Spencer; Chaplain, Cyrus S. Crane.
Company I, when mustered out, was commanded by Lieu- tenant Charles Kelly, who had previously received a Cap- tain's commission, but had not mustered in as such. The men whose term of service had not expired, including those belonging to new Company C, were, on the 23d of Septem- ber, formed into a battalion, which, on the 11th of October, was transferred to the One Hundred and Fortieth New York
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Volunteers and the One Hundred and Forty-sixth New York Volunteers. The members of new Company C were among the troops that were merged into the former regiment. After this transfer this company took part, with the remainder of the regiment, in the battle of Hatchers' Run (Oct. 27th ), also in the engagements of White Oak Ridge ( March 29, 1865), and Five Forks ( April 1), and followed up the pursuit of Lee until his surrender at Appomattox. The One Hundred and Fortieth Regiment then came to Washington and encamped on Arlington Heights. Here it was mustered out June 3, 1865, with the exception of certain soldiers who had yet some weeks to serve. Among these the members of new Company C were included, and on the following day they left Washington and went by way of Bal- timore and Philadelphia to New York City, and were sta- tioned on Hart's Island, in the harbor. They here remained until the 21st of August, when they were mustered out, re- ceiving on that day their final pay and discharge.
Muster-in roll of Company C of the Forty-fourth Regi- ment :
Bennett L. Munger,t Captain ; Elzer B. James, First- Lieutenant; Charles Kelly,1 Second-Lieutenant; Orette L. Munger,t First-Sergeant; Royal G. Kinner,t George E. Henderson, § Samuel J. Powell, and John O'Neil, Sergeants ; S. Harvey Ackley, Fred D. Hills, Robert F. Shipley, Charles Pelton, Matthew Fitzpatrick, George W. Hobart,t James . Barrow, t and Elnathan Mead, t Corporals ; John T. Johnsont and Sylvanus Eaton, Musicians; James Powell, Wagoner; Privates, William Adams, Edgar Adams, Dewitt C. Bassett, Samuel Covell, Philo H. Conklin, A. James Cole, + William Criscadon, Thomas Donnelly, Stephen T. Dye,; John Devlin, Cyrus H. Davis, § James Dansenburg, + William Elwell, George W. Francisco,t Joseph H. Fletcher, Walter E. Furner,t Thomas Finnean, Marion F. Graham, Emory C. Green,t Josiah H. Gardner,* Frances M. Griswold,* Andrew A. Giddings, t John K. Giddings, t Peter Haines, + Moses F. Hardy, William A. Herrick, | Norman Harrington, Andrew J. Horton, Harrington Houghton, Peter H. Hibbard, George
* Killed. +Wounded. " # Died. ¿ Deserted.
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R. Hunter,t James H. Mandeville, John McGlaughlin, Elisha Moon, Fred Mitchell, John McGough, John E. Mc- Bride, § Richard McElligott," David O. Mapes,t Philip Morse, William N. Norris,* Lucius L. Osgood,t William O'Neil, Daniel O'Neil, Richard C. Phillips, t Alexander Per- ry,t Clark Reynolds, James Rowell, George C. Raymond, t Peter J. Strail, Reuben Sisson, Thomas R. Southerby,* Hiram M. Squires, George W. Snyder,# Albert Sturde- vant, Jacob Stroup, Noah H. Shultz,t William W. Smith, t Myron Smith, Jacob Traver, Charles W. Taylor, Pat- rick Tobin,t George W. Wing, Orrin E. Watkins,t Albert W. West,t Jerome Wheaton,t Martin R. Westcott, Alden D. Whitney. In Company E, George B. Wolcott .*
* Killed. +Wounded. #Died. ¿ Deserted.
CHAPTER V.
The Seventy-sixth, Eighty-fifth, Ninety-seventh, One Hundred and See- ond, and One Hundred and Fifth Regiments Infantry.
THE SEVENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
T HE Seventy-sixth Regiment, Colonel Nelson W. Green, was recruited mainly in Cortland County. The different companies composing the regiment contained, however, men from the counties of Allegany, Chenango, Madison, Otsego, Schoharie, Tioga, Tompkins, and Yates, the recruits from the last named county being in Companies A and E .* On the 17th day of January, 1862, the regiment left the State for the front. Its first engagement was at Locust Grove, Va., (May 5th.) The Seventy-sixth Regiment then took part in General Pope's campaign, and afterwards participated in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, the assault of Petersburg, the taking of the Weldon Railroad, Poplar Grove Church, and Hatcher's Run. The several companies in the Seventy-sixth were mustered out in the fall and winter of 1864, the members of Company A being honorably discharged on the 11th of October, and of Company E on the 18th of November. In Companies A and E were the following citizens of Yates County :
Company A-Herschell W. Pierce, Second Lieutenant (af- terwards promoted to Captain); Privates, George A. Allen, Theodore Beach, Marvin O. Byington, William Condon,} Lyman Culver, Benjamin F. Carpenter, f Martin P. Camp-
* In October, 1861, Herschell W. Pierce recruited twenty-five men in Starkey and Barrington and took them to the camp of the 76th Regi- ment New York Volunteers, then forming at Cortland, and, with his men, was mustered into the United States service as a private soldier. He was promoted to Second-Lieutenant Jan. 13, 1862, to First-Lieutenant March 11, 1862, and to Captain Dec. 20, 1862. He was mustered out at Yellow Tavern, Va., Oct. 11, 1864.
¡ Killed. ¿ Deserted.
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bell,# Samuel Higgins, Alonzo Harris, Albert L. Hilton,* Jesse Houghtaling, t Charles E. Stamp .*
Company C-George S. Wells, private.
Company E-James B. Bush, George Bush, William A. Comford, Marcellus Finch, Edgar D. Haviland, Emmet Houghtailing, Samuel H. Ives, Edward Kelly, Alanson Pot- ter, George Steadwell, Alonzo Seward, Walter Wood.
THE EIGHTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
The Eighty-fifth Regiment of Infantry, Colonel Uriah L. Davis, was organized November 7, 1861, at Elmira, from which place it started (December 3d) for Washington, and was there attached to the Third Brigade of the Second Di- vision (commanded by General Silas Casey) of the Fourth Corps of the Army of the Potomac. In the spring and sum- mer of 1862 the regiment took part in the more important battles of the Peninsular Campaign, including the Seven Days' Retreat (April 17th to July 1st.) It was then ordered to Suffolk, Va .; from there to New Berne, N. C., and became part of the First Brigade, General Hunt, of the Second Di- vision, General Wessells, in the Department of the South, and, under the chief command of General J. G. Foster, took part in the campaigns of 1862-'63-'64 in North Carolina, participating in the following engagements : Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro, Williamston, (December 11 to 27, '62,) New Berne, Nixonton, Blount's Creek, Little Washing- ton, Free Bridge, Williamston, Chowan (March 14 to July 28, '63), Hanellsville (January 20, '64), and Plymouth (April 17 to 20, '64.) In this last engagement a portion of General Wessell's Division was, by a large force of the enemy, sur- rounded, overpowered, and obliged to surrender.§ Among
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* Killed. tWounded. # Deserted.
? During this battle the regiment, with the other forces forming the garrison, were stationed in the town of Plymonth, on the Roanoke river. The Confederates attacked in overwhelming numbers on the 17th, and on the 19th sent down the river an iron-clad rain called the "Albemarle," which sunk two gun-boats belonging to our fleet, thus cutting off the Federal line of retreat. By a succession of charges the enemy got inside the intrenchments, which were, however, bravely defended, until all hope was gone of any further defense, when the garrison laid down their arms.
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