Dec. 5, 1863 - Wild's African Brigade liberates coastal North Carolina
Dec. 5, 1863 Wild's African Brigade liberates coastal North Carolina Currituck, North Carolina, in Currituck County * Awesome "bonus" material here: I was on my 1861 Completist Trip [Summer 2025] and therefore seeking South Mills (ok, yes - that's 1862), but was delighted to hear this story for the first time by stumbling upon this NC Civil War Trails marker. #IBrakeForBugles * Always nice to see the USCT in action and even better if they are terrorizing their former enslavers! * Gen. Wild is an interesting figure, as covered well here . Severely injured at South Mountain , he takes command of his USCT with gusto * Apparently this is "the first of any magnitude undertaken by (N)egro troops since their enlistment was authorized by Congress, and by it the question of their efficiency in any branch of the service has been practically set at rest," according to Tewksbury, writing for the New York Times , grasping that the raid was more than a military success...