Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-03-25
Details of the Battle at Newborn.

New York, March 49,
The following are the details Of the bat
tie at Newbern, n. C:
Com. Roam was in command Of the feet
Of gunbuats, and had sunken vessels, tor
pedues and other rebel Instructions to
overcome and pass, but surmounted all
with slight damage to two OF his fifteen
vessels. Two brigs, three barks and nine
teen schooners were sunk by the rebels
above two rebel batteries. The latter were
nileneed-ihe sunken vessels passed, and
our flag boisied over the siler ced batteries.
as our force went along. This was on Sat
urday afternoon. and night closed in.
Sunday morning heavy fog set in, but
lifted, when our boats passed up safely, 81
lencing Fort Thompson with its two heavy
columbiads then Fort Ellis, with 9 guns,
was captured. after pretty brisk fighting,
but the rebels Aei soon in a panic, and our
flag waved over another fort.
Only one fort was left to be engaged, and
Newbern would be n, the mercy of our
troops. This was Fort Lane but the reb
els having enough Of the boats, offered
little if any resistance, and fed. The reb
els then fred large number Of scows, FL
led with rosin and turpentine, intending
to float them down and burn our unbnats,
but they got stuck and brrnt away furi~
ously. The gunboats then sheIei the de-
pot and track, but our troops had then
crossed. and n white flag was hnisted.-.
Our navy did not lose man.
The operations on the land were briefly
rs follows:
Our troops landed twelve miles below
Eewbern, General Reno's brigade in the
advance. most Of the troops being so anx~
ious to land that nearly every regiment
jumped into the water and AIDED ashore,
and the whole division was ashore in less
than two hours After marching two
miles they found deserted rebel camp,
with fires burning, and hot rebel break
fast untasted. a breastwork was only
passed, ani the division bivouaeked for the
night, and early in the morning skirmish-
ing tegan.
Fosters Brigade, comprising the Massa.
chuset.s oath, 25th, Goth, and G3i, with
the 10th Connecticut in reserve, were in
line and engaged n twenty gun battery ci
the rebels on their left flank, who shower
ell grape, canister and shell upon them
also heavy mu-ketry from their Infantry.
The 2d Brigade, comprising the DIST
Massachusetts,, 5lst New York 5lst Penn.
sylvania, and 10th New Jersey, engaged
them on the right, and Gen. Parks Sd
Brigade took position in front.
The lst brigade bore the bruut Of the
battle. and the oath Massachusetts, soon
had Mai. Stevenson and Lieut.. Horton
wounded and the 23l Massachusetts, lost
Lieut. Col. Merritt by cannon bali car
rying away one side of his body. The 10Th
Connecticut was ordered to support the 9Th
Massachusetts. which had suffered severe
~. The 81 brigade together with the %
executed flank movement, and the order
TO charge bayone:s was given. A hand tt
hand fight ensued Of the most desperate
character. when our troops drove the reb-
els out ut the point of the bayonet, chas
ing them out Of sight.
The rebels t1uk possession # railroa,
train and BED from Newbern burning H.,
bridges, tho Washington House, some ri
vate dwellings, and a number f whisk
and trrpeptine distillcries. Siares hal
commenced pinaginC, but were stopped.
A number Of Unionists we're found in
The city.