. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ereforecompelled to return. On the next day, Commander Macomb, havingascertained from a reconnoissance by the ValleyCity that Middle River offered a clear passage,determined to approach Plymouth by that expedition threaded the channel, shellingPlymouth across the woods on the interveningneck of land on its way up, until it reached thehead of Middle River and passed into the Roanoke,where it lay all night. At 9:30 on the morning of the 31st of Octoberthe line was formed,
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ereforecompelled to return. On the next day, Commander Macomb, havingascertained from a reconnoissance by the ValleyCity that Middle River offered a clear passage,determined to approach Plymouth by that expedition threaded the channel, shellingPlymouth across the woods on the interveningneck of land on its way up, until it reached thehead of Middle River and passed into the Roanoke,where it lay all night. At 9:30 on the morning of the 31st of Octoberthe line was formed, the Commodore Hull beingplaced in advance, as her ferry-boat constructionenabled her to fire ahead. The Whitehead, whichhad arrived with stores just before the attack, waslashed to the Tacony, and the tugs Bazley and Belleto the Shamrock and Otsego, to afford motive powerin case of accident to the machinery. Signal was made to Go ahead fast, and soon after 11 thefleet was hotly engaged with the batteries on shore,which were supported by musketry from rifle-pitsand houses. After a spirited action of an hour at. CAPTAIN ALEXANDER F. WAELEY, C. S. N. short range, receiving and returning a sharp fireof shell, grape, and canister, the Shamrock planteda shell in the enemys magazine, which blew up,whereupon the Confederates hastily abandonedtheir works. In a short time Plymouth was en-tirely in possession of the Union forces. The cas-ualties on the Union side were six killed and ninewounded. The vessels engaged were as follows : Double-enders: Shamrock, Commander W. H. Macomb,commanding division, Lieutenant Rufus K. Duer,executive officer; Otsego, Lieutenant-CommanderH. N. T. Arnold; Wyalusing, Lieutenant-Com-mander Earl English ; Tacony, Lieutenant-Com-mander W. T. Truxtun. Ferry-boat: CommodoreHull, Acting Master Francis Josselyn. Gun-boat:Whitehead, Acting Master G. W. Barrett. Tugs:Belle, Acting Master James G. Green ; Badey, Act-ing Master Mark D. Ames. The Chicopee, Com-mander A
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