Battle of Tranter's Creek
| Battle of Tranter's Creek |
| Part of the American Civil War |
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| Belligerents |
| United States (Union) |
CSA (Confederacy) |
| Commanders and leaders |
| Francis A. Osborne |
George B. Singletary † |
| Units involved |
24th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
3rd New York Cavalry |
44th North Carolina Infantry |
| Strength |
1 infantry regiment
1 cavalry company
2 artillery pieces |
1 infantry regiment |
| Casualties and losses |
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| 40 |
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The Battle of Tranter's Creek was fought on June 5, 1862, in Pitt County, North Carolina, as part of Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina expedition during the American Civil War.
On June 5, Col. Robert Potter, garrison commander at Washington, North Carolina, ordered a reconnaissance in the direction of Pactolus. The 24th Massachusetts, under Lt. Col. F.A. Osborne, advanced to the bridge over Tranter's Creek, where it encountered the 44th North Carolina, under Col. George Singletary. Unable to force a crossing, Osborne brought his artillery (Co's A-G. 1t New York Marine Artillery) to bear on the mill buildings in which the Confederates were barricaded. Singletary was killed in the bombardment, and his troops retreated. The Federals did not pursue and returned to their fortifications at Washington.
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