Fort Anderson NC010

supportedunresolved Hill writes that he could get no information from New Berne, and cites Longstreet's scout's report that the Federals there had been heavily reinforced, which he treats conditionally. Foster gives the enemy's strength from deserters and says recent information placed Longstreet's corps on the Blackwater, not southwest as reported.

Attributed knowledge in reports written after the action; no inspected message log.

supportedunresolved Hill relays Pettigrew's report that the absence of the Whitworth ruined the attack, that the 20-pounder Parrotts were worse than useless, and that one burst, killing 4 men and wounding 4. Foster says the navy gunboats were at first badly placed, one aground and two damaged, and were towed into position by tugs.

Equipment statements from two opposing commanders' reports, the Confederate one relaying Pettigrew; no ordnance or naval record inspected.

supportedunresolved NPS says Longstreet directed Hill to advance on New Berne. Hill says he went with Daniel's brigade on the lower Trent road, sent Robertson to cut the railroad, and that Pettigrew was to bombard the shipping and barracks from the other side. Foster reads the plan as Pettigrew taking the work so that rifled batteries could drive off the gunboats and shell the town, and supposes the attack was timed for the anniversary of the town's capture.

Hill's plan is his own report; Foster's reading and supposition are an opponent's inference. No inspected orders.

supportedpost_outcome The frozen and live results read Union victory. NPS says Hill was forced to retire when Union gunboats arrived; Foster says the gunboats and a rifled battery compelled Pettigrew to withdraw, and that the enemy retired on the morning of the 15th. Hill calls the expedition partly successful.

Retain the original result and engagement interval; later movements and campaign contribution are different measures. No new probabilities or individual causal credit. Hill's phrase characterizes the expedition, not the frozen engagement result.

disputedpost_outcome The frozen casualty text reads 7 total; the live NPS field reads zero. Foster reports his loss as only 2 killed and 4 wounded (OCR '2 killed and I 4 wounded'; the 'I' is read as a margin artifact, not checked against print); the compiler's footnote gives the 92nd New York 3 men wounded and 3 missing, with 1 man reported killed on March 13. Hill calls the Confederate loss slight and gives no count.

Original casualty returns were not inspected; preserve totals, categories, cutoffs and differences. No canonical reconciliation or casualty-based opening count; related actions must not be added without resolving population overlap. The frozen 7 has no side split and its scope is not established. Foster's figure covers the whole New Berne attack and the compiler's footnote only the 92nd New York; neither scope is shown to equal the frozen 7.

supportedunresolved NPS says Whiting refused to cooperate. Hill says Daniel in person carried Deep Gully, that Robertson did not go himself and Garnett did not start until Sunday, and that Whiting's spirit spoiled everything. Foster says Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson declined several demands to surrender and that he instructed him to hold the work. The live heading ranks Hill Colonel against the frozen Major General.

Command friction and orders from two interested reports and a summary; the Deep Gully and Fort Anderson actions had different local commanders, and the frozen commanders Anderson and Hill do not receive automatic sole credit. The heading rank is not adopted.

unknownunresolved

No inspected return establishes matched personnel at a common opening boundary. The frozen side-specific numerical strength bounds are blank (missing_numeric_strength). No figure in this pass is adopted as a simultaneous opening force.

disputedunresolved The frozen force field names the 1st Division, XVIII Corps and Hill's Division without counts; the live field reads zero. NPS says Longstreet directed Hill to advance on New Berne with about 12,000 men. Foster reports the enemy's whole force, from deserters, as 13,000 infantry and cavalry with thirty-nine guns, and in his longer report of the same date as about 13,000 to 14,000; he says Pettigrew attacked the work with 7,000 men and seventeen guns. Hill says the Deep Gully position was defended by five companies and two guns. No Union count for the engagement is given.

Expedition, deserter-reported and detachment figures differ in scope and source; none is adopted as matched opening strength. Live zeros are not measured absence.

supportedunresolved Foster describes Fort Anderson as a small work on the north side of the Neuse, held by the 92nd New York; NPS calls the Federals at Fort Anderson well-entrenched. Hill describes the Deep Gully line, 8 miles from New Berne, as a very strong position naturally, strengthened by earthworks.

Who built the works and when is not stated in the inspected texts; no map verification or numerical terrain effect.