MARCH 31ST
Confederate troops opened a sustained attack and siege on Union troops at Washington, NC. Despite enemy batteries along Pamlico River, the Union fleet moved quickly to the relief of the city. The attack was finally broken April 16th and brought in supplies.
Confederate General A.P. Hill wrote, "We were compelled to give up the siege of Washington as the Yankee supply boats ran the blockade. Two more days and we would have starved the garrison out."
Once again, the flexibility of Union naval units prevailed.
The Ram Switzerland completed repairs and joined Farragut below Warrenton.
Commander John Guest wrote S.P. Lee regarding a way to remove those pesky Confederate torpedoes by "raft and grapnel." A raft with four or five grapnel hung over the side and spars rigged out forward and aft to give a greater spread to the grapnels.
Old B-R'er
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