Battle of South Mills

Battle of South Mills Part of the American Civil War A map of the battle Date April 19, 1862 (1862-04-19) Location Camden County, North Carolina Result Confederate Victory [1] Belligerents United States (Union) CSA (Confederacy) Commanders and leaders Jesse L. Reno Ambrose R. Wright Units involved Department of North Carolina 3rd Georgia Infantry Ferebee's North Carolina Militia McComa's Battery Gillett's Southampton Cavalry Co. Strength 3,000[2] ~1,000[2] Casualties and losses 114 25

Burnside's North Carolina Expedition Roanoke Island Elizabeth City New Bern Fort Macon South Mills Tranter's Creek

The Battle of South Mills, also known as the Battle of Camden, took place on April 19, 1862 in Camden County, North Carolina as part of Union Army Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina expedition during the American Civil War.

Learning that the Confederates were building ironclads at Norfolk, Burnside planned an expedition to destroy the Dismal Swamp Canal locks to prevent transfer of the ships to Albemarle Sound. He entrusted the operation to Brig. Gen. Jesse L. Reno's command, which embarked on transports from Roanoke Island on April 18. By midnight, the convoy reached Elizabeth City and began disembarking troops. On the morning of April 19, Reno marched north on the road to South Mills. At the crossroads a few miles below South Mills, elements of Col. Ambrose R. Wright's command delayed the Federals until dark. Reno abandoned the expedition and withdrew during the night to the transports at Elizabeth City. The transports carried Reno's troops to New Bern where they arrived on April 22.

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References

• CWSAC Battle Summaries, National Park Service
• CWSAC Report Update

North Carolina in the Civil War
1861	Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries
1862	Battle of Roanoke Island Battle of Elizabeth City Battle of New Bern Siege of Fort Macon Battle of South Mills Battle of Tranter's Creek Battle of Kinston Battle of White Hall Battle of Goldsboro Bridge
1863	Battle of Fort Anderson Battle of Washington Siege of Suffolk
1864	Battle of New Bern (1864) Battle of Plymouth (1864) Battle of Albemarle Sound Sinking of CSS Albemarle Capture of Plymouth Rainbow Bluff Expedition First Battle of Fort Fisher
1865	Second Battle of Fort Fisher Battle of Wilmington Battle of Wyse Fork Battle of Monroe's Crossroads Battle of Averasborough Battle of Bentonville Battle of Morrisville Bennett Place
Units	Provisional Army of the Confederate States

Coordinates: 36°25′49″N 76°18′12″W / 36.4304°N 76.3033°W / 36.4304; -76.3033