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Other Name: |
Fort Huger |
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State: |
North Carolina |
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Location: |
Dare County |
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Campaign: |
Burnside’s North Carolina Expedition (January-July 1862) |
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Dates: |
February 7-8, 1862 |
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Principal Commanders: |
 Union States: Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside
 Confederate States: Brig. Gen. Henry Wise |
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Forces Engaged: |
Union States: 7,500
Confederate States: 3,000
Total: 10,500 total |
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Estimated Casualties: |
Union States: 37K/214W/13M
Confederate States: 23K/58W/62M/2,500
Total: 2,907 total |
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Results: |
Result(s): Union victory |
| Description: |
On February 7, Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside landed 7,500 men on the southwestern side of
Roanoke Island in an amphibious operation launched from Fort Monroe. The next morning, supported by
gunboats, the Federals assaulted the Confederate forts on the narrow waist of the island, driving back and
out-maneuvering Brig. Gen. Henry Wise’s outnumbered command. After losing less than 100 men, the
Confederate commander on the field, Col. H.M. Shaw, surrendered about 2,500 soldiers and 32 guns. Burnside
had secured an important outpost on the Atlantic Coast, tightening the blockade. |
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