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Forty-THirp REGIMENT. 9

America, That the thanks of Congress and the country are
due and are tendered to Major-General Robert F. Hoke and
Commander James W. Cooke, and the officers and men under
their command, for the brilliant victory over the enemy at
Plymouth, N. C.

Joint resolution, approved 17 May, 1864. Official Records
Union and Confederate Armies, Vol. 60, page, 305.

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Washington, N. C., was next threatened, and after an ar-
tillery duel during the day the enemy evacuated it. The
forces then moved upon New Bern again. The Forty-third
engaged the enemy about nine miles from the city during the
afternoon of 2 May, and again on the morning of the next
day. The enemy were forced back in a running fight within
sight of the town. At this juncture, when the capture of the
town seemed probable, orders were received to march imme-
diately back to Kinston and thence to Petersburg, which
point General Butler, of the Union army, was threatening
with a large force. The distance covered by the regiment
on this day’s march, including the running fight towards
New Bern and the return to Kinston, was thirty-seven miles
in about twelve hours. Of the reinforcements ordered to
Petersburg the Forty-third was the first regiment to arrive,
and, there being but few other troops on the ground, orders
were given to occupy the entrenchments in front of the city
by deploying at twenty paces, and, in order to impress the
enemy with the belief that they were confronted by a large
force, instructions were given to make as much noise as pos-
sible and fire off guns at frequent intervals. From this time
till 15 May the regiment was moved to different portions of
the line, from the south of Petersburg to the north of Rich-
mond, a distance of about thirty miles, seldom remaining
more than one day at any point. These frequent movements

: were deemed necessary on account of the small force availa-

pale Matar ameicn errr ble to meet real or supposed movements of the Union army.

1. R. B. Carr, 1st Lieut., Co. A. 3. L. L. Polk, 2d Lieut., Co. I. 7 . i PP . y

@. Robt. Turnbull Burwell, Ist Lieut., 4. BF. Hall Sergeant,Oo. A. In the meantime reinforcements were brought in, and Gen-
> rgeant, Co.A. .

eral Beauregard commanded the Confederate forces in the

engagement which took place the next day.

 

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