. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . Defending the Outposts. AMERICAN HEROISM. 373 from Congress for gallantry in action at Newport Barracks, N. C, Febru-ary 2, 1864. On that day the Union troops, comprising some seven hundred and fiftymen, with one piece of artillery, were attacked by the Confederate GeneralMartin with about five thousand infantry, accompanied l)y fourteen piecesof artillery and four hundred cavalry, which had outflanked our small forcefrom the commencement
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . Defending the Outposts. AMERICAN HEROISM. 373 from Congress for gallantry in action at Newport Barracks, N. C, Febru-ary 2, 1864. On that day the Union troops, comprising some seven hundred and fiftymen, with one piece of artillery, were attacked by the Confederate GeneralMartin with about five thousand infantry, accompanied l)y fourteen piecesof artillery and four hundred cavalry, which had outflanked our small forcefrom the commencement of the engagement. The left of the Union line laynear the river, while the right was in the woods and was commanded by 1st Lieu-. tenant T. S. Peck, Com-unteers. The line wasby the enemy, and madefore reaching the New-there were two bridges,the other called theabout a quarter of aThe Confederateswas barely time to tiretuipentine and , was ordeied towas told that he wouldof the river, neartwo companies ofplenty of turpen-his use as soon asbut t h e bridgeat all hazards andvented fromwas well known entire command General Theodore S. Peck tion depended upon the burning of both these bridges; if either was leftundestroyed and the enemy permitted to cross, the chances were that whatwas left of the Union forces would be captured. Lieutenant Peck had made a despei-ate tight all the afternoon, and hadbeen the farthest out toward the enemy the entire time, holding them incheck until they had broken through the line on his left. At this time theUnion troops had mostly crossed the railroad and county bridges, and wererapidly falling back down the county road toward Beaufort, while lieutenantPecks rear guard was hotl
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