Battle of Roanoke Island

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The Battle of Roanoke Island was an early Civil War engagement in February 1862 in which Union forces captured a key Confederate position on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, helping secure control of the North Carolina sounds.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Roanoke
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaign Burnside North Carolina Expedition
commander Ambrose E. Burnside
linked to: Ambrose Burnside

Henry A. Wise
Henry M. Shaw
Louis M. Goldsborough
confederateCasualties approximately 150
confederateForcesStrength approximately 2,500 soldiers
confederatePrisonersTaken over 2,500
conflictIn American Civil War
countryAtTime Confederate States of America
countryNow United States of America
date February 7–8, 1862
endDate 1862-02-08
followedBy Battle of Elizabeth City
Battle of New Bern
front Atlantic Coast
garrisonCaptured Confederate garrison on Roanoke Island
impact Opened interior North Carolina to Union incursions
Weakened Confederate coastal defenses in North Carolina
involvedBranch Confederate Army
Confederate Navy
Union Army
Union Navy
ledTo Union control of North Carolina sounds
Union control of Roanoke Island
location Outer Banks, North Carolina
linked to: Outer Banks

Roanoke Island, North Carolina
notableFeature Combined army-navy operation
Early major Union success on the Atlantic coast
objective Capture Roanoke Island
Secure control of North Carolina sounds
partOf Burnside Expedition
precededBy Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries
result Union victory
startDate 1862-02-07
state North Carolina
strategicImportance Control of Albemarle Sound
Control of Pamlico Sound
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
typeOfOperation amphibious assault
unionCasualties approximately 264
unionForcesStrength approximately 10,000 soldiers

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Ambrose E. Burnside battle Battle of Roanoke Island
Jesse L. Reno battle Battle of Roanoke Island
subject linked to: Union general Jesse L. Reno