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Battle of Plymouth
	Part of the American Civil War
Date	April 17, 1864 – April 20, 1864
Location	Washington County, North Carolina, C.S.
Result	Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Henry W. Wessells ; Charles W. Flusser †	Robert F. Hoke
Units involved
Plymouth Garrison	Hoke's Division
Strength
2,500	4,500
Casualties and losses
2,000; one ship sunk; one ship damaged	800

The Battle of Plymouth was an engagement during the American Civil War that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in Washington County, North Carolina.

Battle

In a combined operation with the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke, attacked the Federal garrison at Plymouth, North Carolina, on April 17. On April 19, the ram appeared in the river, sinking the USS Southfield, damaging the USS Miami, and driving off the other Union Navy ships supporting the Plymouth garrison. Confederate forces captured Fort Comfort, driving defenders into Fort Williams. On April 20, the garrison surrendered.

Plymouth citizens are believed to have taken refuge in the basement of the Latham House during the Battle of Plymouth.^[1]

Plymouth Garrison: Brig. Gen. Henry W. Wessells

Naval: Lt. Cdr. Charles W. Flusser (k)

Hoke's Division: Brig. Gen. Robert F. Hoke

Dearing's Command: Col. James Dearing

Branch's Battalion

Moseley's Battalion

Guion's Battalion

Read's Battalion

38th Virginia Light Artillery Battalion
- Fauquier Artillery (Co. A)
- Richmond Fayette Artillery (Co. B)
- Bloundt's Lynchburg Artillery (Co. D)

Naval

^ Janet K. Seapker and John B. Flowers III (n.d.). "Latham House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.