. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . rOKT MACON AFTER IT! CAl TURE BY THE Ch lOf FORCES, SHOWING EFFECTS OI THE TOIIE VRD ME>T FROAI « \R TIME SKETCHES Caioliua City, a small settlementopposite Bo^xie Island, was otcii-pied; the 22d, two companies ofthe -ith Ehode Island took pos-session of Moiehead Citv; thenight of the 25th, a detachment ofthe same regiment, with a com-pany of the 8th Connecticut, occupied Beaufort; and the night of the 23d,Newport was garrisoned by the 5th Rhode Island. Thus all the importantpo
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . rOKT MACON AFTER IT! CAl TURE BY THE Ch lOf FORCES, SHOWING EFFECTS OI THE TOIIE VRD ME>T FROAI « \R TIME SKETCHES Caioliua City, a small settlementopposite Bo^xie Island, was otcii-pied; the 22d, two companies ofthe -ith Ehode Island took pos-session of Moiehead Citv; thenight of the 25th, a detachment ofthe same regiment, with a com-pany of the 8th Connecticut, occupied Beaufort; and the night of the 23d,Newport was garrisoned by the 5th Rhode Island. Thus all the importantpositions around or in the vicinity of Fort Macon had fallen into the posses-sion of the Union forces without contest or the loss of a man. General Parke,who had established his headquarters at Carolina City, demanded a surrenderof the fort, which was refused. The eAidence of preiaarations completed andin hand left no doubt upon the mind of General Parke that Colonel Whiteintended to make a desperate defense. It was therefore decided to besiegethe fort, and as soon as possible to make a combined land and sea a
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