The Battle of Plymouth was an engagement during the American Civil War that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in Washington County, North Carolina.

Battle

In a combined operation with the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke, attacked the Federal garrison at Plymouth, North Carolina, on April 17. On April 19, the ram appeared in the river, sinking the USS Southfield, damaging the USS Miami, and driving off the other Union Navy ships supporting the Plymouth garrison. Confederate forces captured Fort Comfort, driving defenders into Fort Williams. On April 20, the garrison surrendered.

Order of battle

Union forces

• 1st North Carolina Union Volunteers
• 2nd North Carolina Union Volunteers
• 101st Pennsylvania Volunteers
• 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteers
• 16th Connecticut Infantry
• 85th New York Light Infantry
• 10th US Colored Infantry
• 37th US Colored Infantry
• 2nd US Colored Cavalry
• 12th New York Cavalry
• 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
• 24th New York Independent Battery

Naval

• USS Miami
• USS Southfield
• USS Bombshell
• USS Ceres
• USS Whitehead

Confederate forces

1st Brigade

• 6th North Carolina
• 8th North Carolina
• 21st North Carolina
• 24th North Carolina
• 25th North Carolina
• 35th North Carolina
• 43rd North Carolina
• 56th North Carolina

2nd Brigade

• 1st Virginia
• 3rd Virginia
• 7th Virginia
• 11th Virginia
• 24th Virginia
• 38th Virginia Battalion of Light Infantry
• Branch's Battalion of Light Infantry
• 21st Georgia

Naval

• CSS Albemarle
• CSS Cotton Plant

References

• National Park Service battle description