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Battle of Fort Anderson

Battle of the American Civil War

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Battle of the American Civil War

Field	Value
conflict	Battle of Fort Anderson
partof	the American Civil War
date	March 13, 1863 – March 15, 1863
place	Craven County, North Carolina
coordinates
result	Union victory
combatant1	USA United States (Union)
combatant2	CSA CSA (Confederacy)
commander1	Hiram Anderson
Alexander Murray
commander2	Daniel H. Hill
units1	1st Division, XVIII Corps
units2	Hill's Division
strength1	45,000
strength2	12,000
casualties1	2 killed
4 wounded
casualties2	2 killed
21 wounded
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Alexander Murray 4 wounded 21 wounded

Map of Fort Anderson Battlefield core and study areas by the [[American Battlefield Protection Program]].

The Battle of Fort Anderson, also known as the Battle of Deep Gully, took place March 13–15, 1863, in Craven County, North Carolina, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Tidewater operations during the American Civil War.

Lt. Gen. Longstreet took charge of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina on February 25 and initiated his Tidewater Operations. He directed Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill, commander of the North Carolina District, to advance on the Union stronghold of New Bern with about 12,000 men. Maj. Gen. William H. C. Whiting, who commanded the Wilmington garrison, refused to cooperate. After initial success at Deep Gully on March 13, Hill sent Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew against the well-entrenched Federals at Fort Anderson on March 14–15, the opposite side of the river from New Bern. Pettigrew was forced to retire upon the arrival of Union gunboats. The city's garrison was heavily reinforced, and Hill withdrew to threaten Washington, North Carolina.

After Gen. Pettigrew’s withdrawal, General Hill was forced to remove his troops from New Bern and head to Washington, NC. The mission was not a complete failure; General Hill was able to fill wagons with food supplies for the troops from areas that were not guarded by Union forces.

References

[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=0HkVAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA163 Cyclopedia of Battles p.409]
"Fort Anderson". National Park Service.
"Battle of Deep Gully and Fort Anderson (Federal)". North Carolina History Project.

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