Action in North Carolina February 1864-- Part 1: Feb. 1-7

155 Years Ago.

FEB. 1-3--  Skirmish at Beech Grove and Batchelder's Creek, near New Bern.

FEB.  2--  Capture and destruction of USS Underwriter  at New Bern.

FEB.  2--  Destruction of blockade runner Wild Dayrell near New Topsail Inlet.

FEB.  2--  Skirmish at Bogue Sound Block House.

FEB.  2--Skirmish at Newport Barracks.

FEB. 4-5--  Pursuit and destruction of blockade runner Nutfield.

FEB. 6--  Skirmish at Newport Barracks.

FEB. 6--  Destruction of blockade runner Dee near Masonboro Inlet.

FEB. 7--  Affair at  Waccamo Neck.

--Old B-Runner