Campaign : Operations against Plymouth.
Date : April 17-20, 1864.
Principal Commanders : Col. Henry W. Wessells [US]; Maj. Gen. R.F. Hoke [CS].
Estimated Casualties : 2,834 total.
On April 17, Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. R.F. Hoke, attacked the Union garrison at Plymouth.
On April 19, the Smithfield was sunk, the Miami damaged, and other Union ships supporting the Plymouth garrison driven off.
Confederate forces captured Fort Comfort.
On the 20th, the Union garrison surrendered.
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