The Battle of Tranter's Creek
June 5, 1862 in Tranter's Creek, North Carolina
The Battle of Tranter's Creek took place in Pitt County, as part of Brig. Gen. Ambrose E.Burnside's North Carolina Expedition.
On June 5, Col. Robert Potter, garrison commander at Washington, North Carolina, ordered a reconnaissance in the direction of Pactolus. The 24th Massachusetts under Lt. Col. F.A. Osborne, advanced to the bridge over Tranter's Creek, where it encountered the 44th North Carolina, under Col. George Singletary.
Unable to force a crossing, Osborne brought his artillery to bear on the mill buildings in which the Confederates were barricaded. Col. Singletary was killed in the bombardment, and his troops retreated. The Federals did not pursue and returned to their fortifications at Washington, D.C.
