Record #:

9889

Author(s):

Pearce, T. H.

Abstract:

Due to a miscommunication, the Fifty-Fifth North Carolina Regiment failed to reinforce the Forty-Fourth Alabama Regiment near Suffolk, Virginia. Following the loss of the Civil War battle, Alabama generals shifted blame to North Carolina forces. Colonel John Kerr Connally and Major A. H. Belo promptly challenged Alabama Captains Cousins and Terrell to a duel. Talks ended the duel before any fatalities were claimed.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 4, Sept 1973, p10-12, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865