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Civil War Battles

Volume 9, Chapter 20 - Operations in North Carolina

Jan 11, 1862 - The Burnside Expedition sails from Fort Monroe VA
Jan 13, 1862 - Expedition arrives at Hatteras Inlet. Brig Gen Ambrose E Burnside, US Army, assumes command of the Department of North carolina
Jan 22, 1862 - Brig Gen Henry A Wise, CS Army, assigned to command at Roanoke Island
Feb 8, 1862 - Battle of Roanoke Island
Feb 10, 1862 - Action at Elizabeth City
Feb 18-20, 1862 - Expedition to Winton, and skirmish Feb 19
Feb 19-20, 1862 - Expedition into currituck Sound
Mar 14, 1862 - Battle of New Berne , NC
Mar 19, 1862 - Brig Gen J R Anderson supersedes Brig Gen R C Gatlin in command of the Confederate Department of North Carolina
Mar 20-21, 1862 - Expedition to Washington
Mar 23-Apr 26, 1862 - Siege of Fort Macon
Mar 24, 1862 - Maj Gen Th H Holmes, CS Army, supersedes Brig Gen J R Anderson
Mar 31, 1862 - Skirmish at Deep Gully
Apr 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Foy's Plantation. Skirmish new Newport
Apr 7-8, 1862 - Expedition to Elizabeth City
Apr 13, 1862 - Skirmish at Gillett's Farm, Pebbly Run
Apr 19, 1862 - Engagement at South Mills, Camden County. Skirmish on the trent Road
Apr 27, 1862 - Skirmish near Haughton's Mill, Pollocksville Road
Apr 29, 1862 - Skirmish near Batchelder's Creek
May 2, 1862 - Skirmish near Deep Gully, Trenton Road
May 7-8, 1862 - Expedition from Roanoke Island toward Gatesville
May 15-16, 1862 - Skirmishes near Trenton Bridge, at Young's Cross-Roads, and Pollocksville
May 22, 1862 - Skirmish at the Trenton and Pollocksville Cross-Roads
May 30, 1862 - Skirmish at Tranter's Creek
Jun 2, 1862 - Skirmish at Tranter's Creek
Jun 3, 1862 North carolina, west of the Blue Ridge, embraced in the Confederate Department of East Tennessee
Jun 5, 1862 - Action at Tranter's Creek
Jun 21, 1862 - Confederate Department of North carolina extended to the south bank of the James River
Jun 24, 1862 - Reconnaissance from Washington to Tranter's Creek
Jul 6, 1862 - Maj Gen Burnside sails with re-enforcements for the Army of the Potomac, leaving Brig Gen John G Foster in command of the Department of North carolina
Jul 9, 1862 - Capture of Hamilton
Jul 17, 1862 - Maj Gen D H Hill, CS Army, assigned to command of the Department of North carolina
Jul 24-28, 1862 - Expeditions from New Berne to Trenton and Pollocksville
Jul 26, 1862 - Skirmish at Mill Creek, near Pollocksville
Jul 26-29, 1862 - Reconnaissance from Newport to Young's cross-Roads, and skirmish (27th)
Jul 28, 1862 - Expedition from Batchelder's CReek, on Neuse River Road
Aug 14-15, 1862 - Reconnaissance from Newport to Swansborough