Battle of Roanoke Island

Quand

7 févr. 1862 – 8 févr. 1862

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

35.88° N, 75.67° W

Description

1862 battle of the American Civil War

1862 American Civil War battle

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 distance south of the Virginia border. The attacking force consisted of a flotilla of gunboats of the Union Navy drawn from the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, commanded by Flag Officer Louis M.

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