The march to the sea : Franklin and Nashville . d been received that Hoke had reached Kinston witha large division, and rumors of still further reinforcementsto the enemy were rife. It was also known that a Confed-erate iron-clad steamer was at Kinston, and it was desirableto get positions on the Neuse where batteries could beplaced. At the risk, therefore, of being short of rations,Cox advanced two divisions on the March 7th to the uppermargin of the swamp at Wises Forks, Palmers on the right,covering the railroad, and Carters on the left, covering theDover Road, with an interval of nearly a
The march to the sea : Franklin and Nashville . d been received that Hoke had reached Kinston witha large division, and rumors of still further reinforcementsto the enemy were rife. It was also known that a Confed-erate iron-clad steamer was at Kinston, and it was desirableto get positions on the Neuse where batteries could beplaced. At the risk, therefore, of being short of rations,Cox advanced two divisions on the March 7th to the uppermargin of the swamp at Wises Forks, Palmers on the right,covering the railroad, and Carters on the left, covering theDover Road, with an interval of nearly a mile between Twelfth New York Cavalry, the only mounted men inthe command, were used to patrol the roads to the left, andwatch the crossings of Southwest Creek for five or six milesabove, the stream being unfordable at this season. An oldroad, known as the British Road, ran parallel to the creek a BATTLE OF KINSTON. 157 mile in front of the position, and Colonel Upham, of Car-ters division, was placed with, two regiments at its inter-. Map of Battle of with the Dover Road, to cover approaches from theleft. Some artillery fire had been drawn from the enemy 158 FRANKLIN AND NASHVILLE. on the other side of Southwest Creek in taking these posi-tions, both at the railway crossing and at the Dover Road;but a chain of pickets was established along the stream, andthe cavalry reported that they had dismantled all thebridges within the prescribed distance above, and had out-posts at the crossings. Rugers division was marched toGum Swamp, the end of the next section of railroad to berebuilt, where it was about three miles from the lines ofCarter and Palmer, and could support either in case of Schofield arrived at Newbern the same day,coming by sea from Wilmington, and was in consultationwith his subordinate at the end of the railway, on the morn-ing of the 8th, when a rapid artillery fire was heard at theleft front. Buger was ordered to march quickly
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