North Carolina in the American Civil War

January 30, 1864 -- Skirmish at Windsor

CSA Commander:

Col. Joel R. Griffin

Union Commander:

Lt. Col. Samuel Tolles

Killed:

6

Killed:

0

Wounded:

-

Wounded:

0

Captured:

-

Captured:

0

Original County:

Bertie

Current County:

Bertie

On February 23, 1864, Maj. Gen. John J. Peck (U.S. Army, Department of Virginia & North Carolina, District of North Carolina) issued a congratulatory order via his Assistant Adjutant-General Benjamin B. Foster:

"General Orders, 

Hdqrs. Army and Dist. of North Carolina

"No. 20

New Bern, N.C., February 23, 1864


"The commanding general announces with satisfaction the success of an expedition sent to Windsor by General H.W. Wessells on the 29th of January, which resulted in breaking up the cantonment of a company of Georgia cavalry. Some prisoners were taken and a large number of dangerous persons secured. Arms, horses, mules, wagons, clothing, and ammunition were captured. Lieutenant-Colonel Tolles was in command. He had detachments of the One hundred and third and One hundred and first Pensylvania, Eighty-fifth New York, and Fifteenth and Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers. A small party of the Second North Carolina Volunteers co-operated, as well as Lieutenant-Commander Flusser with 50 sailors and marines.

"By command of Major-General Peck,
"Benj. B. Foster,
"Assistant Adjutant-General." 


On January 31, 1864, Col. Joel R. Griffin (CSA, 62nd GA Cavalry) reported from Jackson, NC:

"Yesterday morning with force of 200 men and mounted rifle piece, after fight of two hours with 1,200 of the enemy and three pieces artillery, [Yankees] were driven from Windsor, N.C. to their boats. We lost six men; enemy not known.

"J.R. Griffin,
"Colonel, Commanding."


On February 29, 1864, Lt. Cdr. C.W. Flusser (U.S. Navy, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron) reported from Off Newport News, VA to Acting Rear-Admiral Samuel P. Lee (U.S. Navy, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron):

"Sir: Lieutenant Commander Flusser, under date of 20th instant, reports as follows:

"I enclose you an extract from the Raleigh Weekly Standard of the 10th instant. The report is false from beginning to conclusion. I planned the affair, and we would have captured the entire party had we been ten (10) minutes earlier. I had forty (40) sailors and one twelve-pound howitzer, and there were about three hundred and fifty (350) infantry. We marched about sixteen (16) miles. There was no fight and nothing worth reporting. The rebels ran. I fired three (3) to four (4) times at them at long range.

"We held the town of Windsor several hours, and marched back eight (8) miles to our boats without a single shot from the enemy.

"I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

"C.W. Flusser,
"Lieutenant, Commanding"

Enclosed Raleigh Weekly Standard extract:

"Yesterday morning engaged the enemy with a force of two hundred men and a mounted rifle piece. After a fight of two hours, in which we engaged twelve hundred of the enemy and three pieces of artillery, the Yankees were driven from Windsor, North Carolina, to their boats. We lost six men. The loss of the enemy is not known."

Known CSA Participants

Known Union Participants

Col. Joel R. Griffin — Commanding Officer,

62nd GA Cavalry Detachment: — Col. Joel R. Griffin
Unidentified Companies — Led by Unknowns

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-

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Lt. Col. Samuel Tolles — Commanding Officer,

103rd PA Infantry Detachment: — Led by Unknown,
101st PA Infantry Detachment: — Led by Unknown,
85th NY Infantry Detachment: — Led by Unknown,
15th CT Infantry Detachment: — Lt. Col. Samuel Tolles,
16th CT Infantry Detachment: — Led by Unknown,
2nd NC Volunteers (Union) Detachment: — Led by Unknown,

U.S. Navy Detachment: — Lt. Cdr. C.W. Flusser

Sources:

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume XXXIII, PP.106-107.

Report of the Secretary of the Navy 1864, P.82. 

http://ranger95.com/civil_war_us/connecticut/infantry/15conn_inf/15th_regt_inf_fld_staff.htm


 


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