. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . owarmest thinks of the whole country, while all willsympathize with them in their misfortune. To the oflicers and men of the navy the command-ing general tenders his thanks for their hearty coop-eration with the army, and the bravery, determina-tion, and courage that marked their part of theunequal contest. With sorrow he records the deathof tlic noble sailor and gallant patriot, ,V. W. Flusser, U. S. Navy, who in the heat of battlefell dead on the deck of his sh
. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . owarmest thinks of the whole country, while all willsympathize with them in their misfortune. To the oflicers and men of the navy the command-ing general tenders his thanks for their hearty coop-eration with the army, and the bravery, determina-tion, and courage that marked their part of theunequal contest. With sorrow he records the deathof tlic noble sailor and gallant patriot, ,V. W. Flusser, U. S. Navy, who in the heat of battlefell dead on the deck of his ship, with the lanyardof his gun in his haifd. The commanding general believes that these mis-fortunes will tend, not to discourage, but to ncrrothe army of North Carolina to equal deeds of brave-ry and gallantry hereafter. Until further orders, the headquarters of tho sub-district of the Albemarle will be at Koanoke command devolves upon Col. V>. W. Wardrop,of the Oilth New Vork infantry. liy command of Maj-Cien. JOUN G. IECK. J. A. JuusoN, Asst Adj^t-Gcn. MILITAEY AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. 521. 522 MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. Gen. Iloko thus rei^ortecl Lis capture of theposition: PLTMOnrn, N. C, April 20,18StTo Gen. Braxton Brapg : I have stormed and carricJ this place, capturingone brigadier, sixteen hundred men, stores, andtwenty-five pieces of artillery. R. F. HOKE, Only two pLices on the main land were nowheld by the Federal forces. These were Wash-ington, on the Tar River, and Newbern, at themouth of the Neuse. Washington was evac-uated in the latter part of April, and following order of Gen. Palmer was issuedfor the puipose of detecting the incendiaries: HEAT> DISTRICT OF N. C, \ Newbebn, N. C, May 3, IS&t fGeneral Orders Ao. 5. While the troops of this command may exult andtake just pride in their many victories over the en-emy, yet a portion of them have, within a few days,been guilty of an outr
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