Battle of Roanoke Island
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The opening phase of what came to be called the Burnside Expedition, the Battle of Roanoke Island was an amphibious operation of the American Civil War, fought on February 7–8, 1862, in the North Caro
Sketch showing route of Burnside's forces to Hatteras Inlet. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1866
Attack on the Confederate Batteries at Roanoke Island by the Federal gun-boats; on board the Spalding were General Burnside and the war correspondent Frank Vizetelly
Union troops assault the Confederate three-gun battery
Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island, after its capture by the Federalists
Burnside's North Carolina Expedition was a series of engagements fought along the North Carolina Coast between February and June 1862. The expedition was part of Winfield Scott's overall Anaconda Plan
Battle of Roanoke Island
…The opening phase of what came to be called the Burnside Expedition, the Battle of Roanoke Island was an amphibious operation of the American Civil War, fought on February 7–8, 1862, in the North Carolina Sounds a short…
General Ambrose Burnside. Photo by Mathew Brady
Deaths of Colonel J. W. Allen, Surgeon Waller and the Second Mate of the Ann E. Thompson, on January 15th, 1862, near Hatteras Inlet.
Second Day’s Action at Hatteras Inlet. Shelling Fort Hatteras