. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . th, I received permission fromGeneral Burnside to make an attempt to get to Fort Monroe through myproposed roiite, for the purpose of having an important conference withGeneral Wool. I embarked Company K of the 9th New York, with itsbattery of rifled naval boat-guns, on board the small side-wheel steamerPort Roi/al. All the canal obstructions not being removed, I decided to some drafted militia under Colonel Ferebee, Mc- York Marine Artillery (4 pieces); and the losses Comass batt
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . th, I received permission fromGeneral Burnside to make an attempt to get to Fort Monroe through myproposed roiite, for the purpose of having an important conference withGeneral Wool. I embarked Company K of the 9th New York, with itsbattery of rifled naval boat-guns, on board the small side-wheel steamerPort Roi/al. All the canal obstructions not being removed, I decided to some drafted militia under Colonel Ferebee, Mc- York Marine Artillery (4 pieces); and the losses Comass battery, and Gillettes company of cavalry, were : killed, 13; wounded, 101 ; captured, 13,— The Confederate loss was 6 killed, 19 wounded, total, 127. General Jesse L. Reno says in hisre- and 3 prisoners. The Union forces were the 6th port that the object of his expedition was to convey New Hampshire, 21st Massachusetts, 9th and the idea that the entire Burnside expedition was 89th New York, 51st Pennsylvania, and 1st New marching upon Norfolk.—Editors. VOL. I. 42 658 EARLY COAST OPEKATiONS IN NORTH PASSAGE OF UNION BOATS THKOtTGH THK UI^.MAL SWAMP CANAL. (SEE MAP, PAGE 634.)FUOM A WAK-TIJIE SKETCH. pick my way outside in Curiituck Sound thi-ough a naiTow, crooked clian-nel. The result can best be told by a dispatch to the Xew York Triliune from Fort Monroe: May 30th, 1862. This morning: the side-wheel steamer Port Jiotjul aiTived here from RoauokeIsland, ria the Currituck Sound and Dismal Swamp Canal. Colonel Hawkins and a companyof his gallant Zouaves are the first to open communication between Generals Wood and Bum-side. By this movement we can dispense with all seaward tiansportation. and foi-ward supplies,etc., in a safe and rapid manner to our troops in that ^^culity.■ When I was left in charge of Eoanoke Island, Commander Rowan assignedto the command of the naval division in Albemarle and Croatan soundsLieutenant Charles W. Flusser, who had been conspicuous
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