USS Picket

USS Picket (HM183Q)

Location: Washington, NC 27889 Beaufort County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 32.579', W 77° 3.517'

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Battle of Washington

During the summer of 1892, Unionforces firmly controlled easternNorth Carolina, with garrisonsstationed at Plymouth, Washington, New Bern and elsewhere. Federaldetachments raided the countrysideat will, while Confederate authoritiesstruck back with raids of theirown. One such action occurred hereat Washington on September 6,when Confederate Maj. Stephen D.Pool led 1,000 infantry, cavalry, andartillery against the 1,200-man garrison. Concealed by early morningfog, Pool and his men slipped pastFederal pickets and into town. Oncethe shooting started, sleepy Unionsoldiers stumbled into the streetsand began a confused, uncoordinateddefense. Eventually the haze liftedenough for two Federal gunboats, Picket and Louisiana, to shell theConfederates. Suddenly, Picket's magazine exploded, killing Capt.Sylvester Nicoll and nineteen crewmenand wounding six others.

???The Confederates cheered,"Washington is ours!" Soon, howeverFederal reinforcements arrived toturn the tide. Col. Edward E. Potter,1st Regiment North Carolina UnionVolunteers, was leading five cavalrycompanies and an artillery batteryfrom Washington to Plymouth whenhe heard the sound of gunfire. Heturned his detachment around and,after more than two hours of hardfighting, drove the Confederatesfrom Washington. Confederatecasualties were 31 killed, 30 wounded,and 24 taken prisoner, while theFederals lost 26 killed, 55 wounded,and 12 captured.
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HM NumberHM183Q
Series This marker is part of the North Carolina Civil War Trails series
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Placed ByNorth Carolina Civil War Trails
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 3:11am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 313384 N 3935209
Decimal Degrees35.54298333, -77.05861667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 32.579', W 77° 3.517'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 32' 34.74" N, 77° 3' 31.02" W
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Area Code(s)252, 919
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-499 W Stewart Pkwy, Washington NC 27889, US
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