History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . as Inlet, N. C, on the 13th. Here the expedition re-mained, on account of severe weather, until the 6th of Feb-ruary, when the fleet proceeded to Pamlico Sound, and ar-rived in sight of Roanoke Islanel the same evening.* On the evening of the 7th, after a heavy bombardment bythe gunboats, the land forces, of which the 27th formed apart, were landed on the island, where they bivouacked inan open field in a drenching rain. On the following morning, February
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . as Inlet, N. C, on the 13th. Here the expedition re-mained, on account of severe weather, until the 6th of Feb-ruary, when the fleet proceeded to Pamlico Sound, and ar-rived in sight of Roanoke Islanel the same evening.* On the evening of the 7th, after a heavy bombardment bythe gunboats, the land forces, of which the 27th formed apart, were landed on the island, where they bivouacked inan open field in a drenching rain. On the following morning, February 8th, the troops wereformed, and advanced to the attack of the enemys intrench-ments. The approach was through almost impenetrablethickets and mirj swamps ; but nothing could check the ardorof the men, and the enemys right and left were turned aftera sharp cncounte-r, and the place soon surrendered. In thisits first engagement the 27th lost 5 men killed and 15 * This island is famous as having been the site of an English settlement in1585, tweuty-two years before the settlement at Jamestown, Va. It was, how-evci- soon after Photo, by Hardie & Schadee.
Size: 1486px × 1681px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookpublisherphila, bookyear1879
