Battle of Deep Gully and Fort Anderson, N.C.-- Part 1

Not to be confused with the Confederate Fort Anderson located on the Cape Fear River below Wilmington, N.C..

From North Carolina History.Org site.

In the last post about action in North Carolina in March 1863, there was quite a few mentions of Deep Gully and Fort Anderson.  I did some more research on them.

After the Confederate victory at the Battle of Fredericksburg, General James Longstreet was given the assignment to gather supplies and  maintain supply lines in North Carolina.

On February 25, 1863, he ordered General Daniel H. Hill, commander of the North Carolina District and his 12,000 men to recapture New Bern.

Hill planned a three-pronged attack on that city.  From Kinston, General Julius Daniel would attack New Bern fro the lower Trent Road.  General Beverly H. Robertson would attack from the upper Trent Road.  Then General James J. Pettigrew's brigade and Major John C. Haskell's artillery were to attack Federal Fort Anderson and gunboats from Barrington's Ferry.

--Old B-R'er