The American Civil War - Chronologically

March 23- April 26, 1862 Siege of Fort Macon  Fort Macon and related coastal areas of Atlantic Beach, NC Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside: Union Brigadier General John G. Parke (4th and 5th Rhode Island Infantry, 8th Connecticut Infantry, and 11th Connecticut Infantry) vs. A small Confederate force under the command of Colonel Moses J. White of the 10th North Carolina Regiment * More from the Burnside Expedition of 1862: he comes here right after getting Hatteras, and victories at Elizabeth City and New Bern. Here Parker surrounds the fort; White surrenders: this is an early and significant Union victory, at a time when they were lacking. And relatively bloodless - only one Union guy and seven Confederates died. The Union occupied the fort and ended up controlling coastal North Carolina for the remainder of the war. However, little comes of that, as Burnside was then recalled for the Peninsula Campaign in VA, and it pains me to admit that Wilmington,NC continued to operate as a p...

March 14, 1862 The Battle of New Bern Craven County, NC Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside commanding  the brigades of Brig. Gens. John G. Foster, Jesse Reno, and John G. Parke vs. Brig. Gen. Lawrence Branch commanding a mix of North Carolina infantry, cavalry, and artillery * I'm going to offer context via an extended quote from the ABT and hyperlink it up because of all the places I've been recently in Coastal Carolina: "Hatteras Island, on the outer shore of North Carolina, fell to Union forces in August, 1861 . Roanoke Island, just to the north, was captured on February 8, 1862 . Elizabeth City on the mainland followed days later. With the freedom to navigate unmolested through Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, Burnside’s command looked for other strategic targets of opportunity. The city of New Bern was a significant target, as the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad that connected the coast with the interior passed through there. On March 11, 1862, Burnside’s force embarke...