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Portrait of the Past - The Civil War in New Bern and Fort Macon, North Carolina
Drew Pullen,
photography by Robert V. Drapala, edited by Kim Torrey
After capturing Confederate positions on Hatteras Island and Roanoke Island,
the loyal Union soldiers directed their attention to the town of
New Bern,
located on
North Carolina
's mainland. As a strategically important port of Neuse River, New Bern also
served as a railroad center--meaning that its capture could allow the Union
forces to control territory near the major supply line for Robert E. Lee's
Army of Northern Virginia.
New Bern
's Confederate forces were understaffed and inadequately prepared to face the
Federal assault. The fall of
New Bern enabled
Union forces to proceed to the small coastal town of
Beaufort and lay
siege to
Fort
Macon, thus
confirming
New Bern
's infamous place in history.
Other books in the series include Civil War on the Hatteras Island
(0-9660586-5-8) and Civil War in
Roanoke Island
(0-9660586-6-6).
Format: HC
Pages:
144 pages
Trim Size:
12 x 9
Photos:
172 photos
Available:
July 2007
Publisher:
Aerial Perspective Publishing
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