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On a cold day in early January 1864, Robert E. Lee wrote to Confederate president Jefferson Davis "The time is at hand when, if an attempt can be made to capture the enemy's forces at New Berne, it should be done." Over the next few months, Lee's dispatch would precipitate a momentous series of events as the Confederates, threatened by a supply crisis and an emerging peace movement, sought to seize Federal bases in eastern North Carolina. This book tells the story of these operations-the late war Confederate resurgence in the Old North State.Using rail lines to rapidly consolidate their forces, the Confederates would attack the main Federal position at New Bern in February, raid the northeastern counties in March, hit the Union garrisons at Plymouth and Washington in late April, and conclude with another attempt at New Bern in early May. The expeditions would involve joint-service operations, as the Confederates looked to support their attacks with powerful, homegrown ironclad gunboats. These offensives in early 1864 would witness the failures and successes of southern commanders including George Pickett, James Cooke, and a young, aggressive North Carolinian named Robert Hoke. Likewise they would challenge the leadership of Union army and naval officers such as Benjamin Butler, John Peck, and Charles Flusser. Newsome does not neglect the broader context, revealing how these military events related to a contested gubernatorial election; the social transformations in the state brought on by the war; the execution of Union prisoners at Kinston; and the activities of North Carolina Unionists.Lee's January proposal triggered one of the last successful Confederate offensives. The Fight for the Old North State captures the full scope, as well as the dramatic details of this struggle for North Carolina.
Contents
List of Illustrations and MapsPrefacePart One: The War in North Carolina1. Taking the Coast2. Liberation, Discontent, and the Friends of PeacePart Two: Military Plans for North Carolina3. Lee's Design for North Carolina4. Grant's Suffolk PlanPart Three: The New Bern Expedition5. On to New Bern6. Bachelor Creek7. Fort Anderson and Brice's Creek8. The Underwriter9. Beech Grove and Newport Barracks10. Decisions at New BernPart Four: Carolina Winter11. The Kingston Hangings12. The Politics of Peace13. Ransom's Raid14. Preparing for the SpringPart Five: Hoke's Attack on Plymouth15. Plymouth is the Target16. The Attack on Plymouth17. Fort Gray and Fort Wessells18. The Albermarle19. Hoke Presses the Advantage20. The Final Attack at Plymouth21. Confederate Victory at PlymouthPart Six: Back to New Bern22. Washington23. New Bern, May 1864Conclusion: The Confederate Resurgence ConsideredAcknowledgmentsAppendix A: New Bern Order of BattleAppendix B: Plymouth Order of BattleAppendix C: Plymouth Casualty EstimatesNotesBibliographyIndex
