Campaign : Burnside’s North Carolina Expedition.
Date : June 5, 1862.
Principal Commanders : Lt. Col. F.A. Osborne [US]; Col. George Singletary [CS].
Estimated Casualties : 40 total.
The 24th Massachusetts Union troops under Lt. Col. F.A. Osborne, were advancing to the bridge over Tranter’s Creek, when they encountered the 44th North Carolina, Confederate troops under Col. George Singletary.
Osborne was unable to force a crossing, so he brought his artillery to bear on the mill buildings in which the Confederates were barricaded.
The Confederate troops retreated.
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