Battle of Tranter's Creek
Battle of Tranter's Creek | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francis A. Osborne | George B. Singletary † | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
24th Massachusetts Infantry 3rd New York Cavalry | 44th North Carolina Infantry | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 infantry regiment 1 cavalry company 2 artillery pieces | 1 infantry regiment | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
40 |
The Battle of Tranter's Creek was fought on June 5, 1862, in Pitt County, North Carolina, as part of Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina expedition during the American Civil War.
On June 5, Col. Robert Potter, garrison commander at Washington, North Carolina, ordered a reconnaissance in the direction of Pactolus. The 24th Massachusetts, under Lt. Col. F. A. Osborne, advanced to the bridge over Tranter's Creek, where it encountered the 44th North Carolina, under Col. George Singletary. Unable to force a crossing, Osborne fired his artillery (Companies A–G, 1st New York Marine Artillery) at the mill buildings in which the Confederates were barricaded. Singletary was killed in the bombardment, and his troops retreated. The Federals did not pursue and returned to their fortifications at Washington.
Gallery[]
Map of Tranter's Creek Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.
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Coordinates: 35°37′07″N 77°08′35″W / 35.6186°N 77.1431°W
- Burnside's North Carolina Expedition
- Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
- Union victories of the American Civil War
- Battles of the American Civil War in North Carolina
- 1862 in the United States
- 1862 in the American Civil War
- 1862 in North Carolina
- June 1862 events
- American Civil War battle stubs