April 3, 1863 – Confederates within Major General D.H. Hill’s military department tried destroying a Federal garrison on the North Carolina coast. Hill had tried
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Federals Shift Their Focus to Charleston
February 18, 1863 – General P.G.T. Beauregard, commanding the Confederate defenses in South Carolina and Georgia, issued a proclamation warning citizens that a Federal attack
The Fall of New Bern
March 14, 1862 – Federals occupying points on the North Carolina coast advanced to the mainland in hopes of capturing one of the state’s largest
The Fall of Roanoke Island
February 8, 1862 – The Federal army-navy effort to seize North Carolina’s Outer Banks continued, with the potential reward being a strengthening of the naval
The Roanoke Island Campaign
January 5, 1862 – Federal forces embarked on a joint army-navy operation to capture a key point on the North Carolina coast. President Abraham Lincoln,