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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Roanoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Burnside North Carolina Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Ambrose E. Burnside
NERFINISHED
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Henry A. Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry M. Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis M. Goldsborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederateCasualties | approximately 150 ⓘ |
| confederateForcesStrength | approximately 2,500 soldiers ⓘ |
| confederatePrisonersTaken | over 2,500 ⓘ |
| conflictIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryNow | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | February 7–8, 1862 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1862-02-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Elizabeth City
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Battle of New Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Atlantic Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonCaptured | Confederate garrison on Roanoke Island ⓘ |
| impact |
Opened interior North Carolina to Union incursions
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Weakened Confederate coastal defenses in North Carolina ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Confederate Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Union control of North Carolina sounds
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Union control of Roanoke Island ⓘ |
| location |
Outer Banks, North Carolina
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Roanoke Island, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Combined army-navy operation
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Early major Union success on the Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| objective |
Capture Roanoke Island
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Secure control of North Carolina sounds ⓘ |
| partOf | Burnside Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-02-07 ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Control of Albemarle Sound
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Control of Pamlico Sound ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| unionCasualties | approximately 264 ⓘ |
| unionForcesStrength | approximately 10,000 soldiers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ambrose E. Burnside