May 11, 1862 – The ironclad that had terrified the Federals was destroyed to prevent capture. This paved the way for the Federal naval fleet
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The Siege of Yorktown: Confederate Response
April 14, 1862 – The Confederate high command met at Richmond to consider abandoning the Virginia Peninsula to the numerically superior Federal Army of the
The Battle of Elizabeth City
February 10, 1862 – Federals confronted the Confederate “mosquito” fleet north of Albemarle Sound on the North Carolina coast, threatening nearby Elizabeth City in the
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,