The Roanoke Island Campaign of 1862

Record #:

21287

Author(s):

Peacock, John R., III

Abstract:

Peacock discusses the Union campaign led by General Ambrose Burnside to capture Roanoke Island, its place in the grand strategy to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, and why this battle may have been the critical one in determining the war's outcome.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Nov 1998, p1-6, il, map, bibl

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battles; Roanoke Island (N.C.), Battle of, 1862