| Battle of Fort Anderson | |||||||
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| Part of theAmerican Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |  CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hiram Anderson Alexander Murray | Daniel H. Hill | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 1st Division,XVIII Corps | Hill's Division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 45,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 killed[1] 4 wounded | 2 killed[2] 21 wounded | ||||||
TheBattle of Fort Anderson, also known as theBattle of Deep Gully, took place March 13–15, 1863, inCraven County, North Carolina, as part ofConfederateLt. Gen.James Longstreet'sTidewater operations during theAmerican Civil War.[3]
Lt. Gen. Longstreet took charge of theDepartment of Virginia and North Carolina on February 25 and initiated his Tidewater Operations. He directedMaj. Gen.D.H. Hill, commander of the North Carolina District, to advance on theUnion stronghold ofNew Bern with about 12,000 men. Maj. Gen.William H. C. Whiting, who commanded theWilmington garrison, refused to cooperate. After initial success at Deep Gully on March 13, Hill sent Brig. Gen.J. Johnston Pettigrew against the well-entrenchedFederals 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 threatenWashington, 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.[4]
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