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  • Burnside’s North Carolina Expedition: From New Bern to Beaufort

    • Civil War
    • Military
    • Military Conflict

    Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside’s invasion of the North Carolina inland seas was a major success. In seven days, Burnside, with the support of Flag Officer L.M. Goldsborough’s naval forces, had captured Currituck, Albemarle, Roanoke, and Croatan Sounds. This placed Burnside’s army in a position to capture his next objective, New Bern, North Carolina.

  • The Capture of Hatteras Inlet

    • Civil War
    • Hampton Roads History
    • Military
    • Military Conflict

    The first combined operation of the Civil War was the capture of Hatteras Inlet. This inlet was used by Confederate gunboats and privateer merchantmen sailing around Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

  • Commerce Raider CSS NASHVILLE

    • Civil War
    • Military Conflict

    CSS Nashville played an important role in the Confederate search for European recognition.

  • Burnside’s Roanoke Island Expedition: The Battle for the North Carolina Sounds

    • Civil War
    • Military
    • Military Conflict

    Major General George B. McClellan recognized the need for combined operations to overwhelm the Confederate war effort. With more than 3,000 miles of coastline to defend, the Southerners were often unable to protect their coastal territory effectively. The captures of Hatteras Inlet and Port Royal Sound were decisive actions that furthered General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan

  • LAST DAYS OF USS MONITOR

    • Civil War
    • Military Conflict
    • USS Monitor

    After the ironclad’s showdown with CSS Virginia on March 9, 1862, USS Monitor was considered the ‘little ship that saved the nation.’

  • Battle of Port Royal Sound

    • Black History
    • Civil War
    • Military Conflict

    The Civil War’s second major amphibious operation was the capture of Port Royal Sound on November 7, 1861.

  • USS Cumberland – Sink Before Surrender

    • Civil War
    • Hampton Roads History
    • Military
    • Military Conflict

    USS Cumberland, flagship of the US Navy’s Home Squadron, was dispatched to Gosport Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, upon the sloop’s return from a brief cruise to Veracruz, Mexico.

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