11 /04 /2013
151st Anniversary of Foster's Raid
One hundred and fifty years ago on November 4th,1862 Union army troops under General Foster force Confederates from the area and chase Bender out of Hamilton, temporarily halting construction. The U.S.S. I.N. Seymour destroys part of the deserted battery at Rainbow Bend. (Total destruction is interrupted when an accident kills one and wounds another.) Confederates regroup gathering as many as five regiments in Tarboro, the threat of which forces Foster to quickly retreat to Plymouth on the 10th. Eventually, Confederates return to repair damage and resume work.
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