George Pickett leads a Confederate effort to take back New Bern on the North Carolina coast. The Confederates capture one of the largest Federal ships in the region, but their main mission proves more difficult to accomplish.
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George Pickett leads a Confederate effort to take back New Bern on the North Carolina coast. The Confederates capture one of the largest Federal ships in the region, but their main mission proves more difficult to accomplish.
Confederate commanders look to take back a key point on the North Carolina coast to better feed their armies over the winter.