![]() ![]() ![]() Hatteras Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum Or call 88 or visit the North Carolina Northeast Partnership website (see Links) for a copy.įor more information about the 80-mile Dare County Heritage Trail (Hatteras to Roanoke Island), call 25. Pick up a free brochure highlighting northeastern North Carolina Civil War sites at many of the following locations. Published by Aerial Perspective/Robert V. “Portrait of the Past: The Civil War on Hatteras Island North Carolina” and “Portrait of the Past: The Civil War on Roanoke Island North Carolina” both by Drew Pullen, Photographs by Robert V. Moore, published by Savas Publishing Company. “The Wilmington Campaign and the Battles for Fort Fisher,” by Mark A. Protected by strong fortifications at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, the port remained open, shipping supplies to Lee’s army in Virginia until the forts fell in early 1865. The one bright spot for the Confederates along the coast was Wilmington. But aside from a few raids from those bases, the Union forces went no farther until the very end of the war when Sherman entered North Carolina in March–April 1865. By late spring 1862, Union soldiers occupied the towns of Plymouth, Washington and New Bern. The loss of most of the North Carolina coast and coastal waterways was a blow both to Confederate morale and the young nation’s ability to supply its armies in the field. Fort Macon, a brick structure guarding the approach to Beaufort, was surrendered by the Confederates April 25. Federal troops used the town as a base for the remainder of the war. Ambrose Burnside, resulted in Union control of several of the sounds and coastal rivers.Ī little more than a month later, on March 14, 1862, New Bern fell. The Roanoke expedition, planned and led by Gen. A similar Union attack in February 1862 toppled Confederate defenses on the strategically located Roanoke Island. Ben Butler launched an amphibious attack against Confederate-manned forts located at the southern tip of Hatteras Island. Realizing the importance of eastern North Carolina, Union Gen. Losing the coast put most of Confederate eastern North Carolina in danger and threatened the critically important supply line on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Early in the war Union forces moved to occupy the islands in order to choke off Southern-friendly shipping and control the deep-water rivers that fed the sounds. Control of these islands and the bodies of water west of them known as “sounds” was crucial for both sides. The Atlantic coast of North Carolina is protected for much of its length by a series of barrier islands. ![]()
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