. Popular history of the civil war . bels threw away theirguns, and fled. That afternoon Commodore Goldsboroughflung out another signal, The fort is ours ! It was in this fight that the heroic John Davis was sur-prised by seeing a shell coming in just where he was passingout powder for the guns of one of the steamers of the never thought of running away, but deliberately sat downon the open keg, so that no sparks could get in. He waspromoted immediately, as he deserved to be, for this actof bravery. A son of the rebel General Wise waS killedin this batde; and his poor father, who was
. Popular history of the civil war . bels threw away theirguns, and fled. That afternoon Commodore Goldsboroughflung out another signal, The fort is ours ! It was in this fight that the heroic John Davis was sur-prised by seeing a shell coming in just where he was passingout powder for the guns of one of the steamers of the never thought of running away, but deliberately sat downon the open keg, so that no sparks could get in. He waspromoted immediately, as he deserved to be, for this actof bravery. A son of the rebel General Wise waS killedin this batde; and his poor father, who was ill, nearly diedof grief when he heard the news. General Burnside now made his headquarters on RoanokeIsland. Commodore Rowan, under orders from Commo-dore Goldsborough, attacked Elizabeth City, not for away,on the coast of North Carolina. The struggle was short,but severe. Hand to hand, if one can say so of gunboatsalmost touching each other, the battle was fought and Union flag was raised first on the mainland of North !i!. ihHW Here a Little, and There a Little. 219 Carolina, at Elizabeth City. Here we will take leave ofCommodore Goldsborough, who was ordered to HamptonRoads, Commodore Rowan succeeding him in command. Early in March the Union fleet went up the River Neuse,on which Newberne stands. A landing was made at SlocumsCreek, a few miles from the city. After marching a littleway, the Federals came upon a rebel camp. So frightenedwere they at the sight of the Federal troops, that they fledin haste, taking nothing with them, and leaving a good break-fast all ready. The river-bank near Newberne was well pro-tected by batteries. Behind these the enemy could fire,unhurt and unseen. After a weary days march, the Uniontroops rested, as well as they could on wet ground; andearly in the naorning firing began. The men behaved the hope of silencing the rebel batteries was nearlygiven up, they rushed with a wild cheer straight on theenemys guns. Over the
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