9/20/2023 0 Comments Union navy during civil warThe damaged Albemarle, seen here, was sunk in a daring raid by William Barker Cushing in 1864. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC. The ironclad CSS Albemarle, seen above, enjoyed great success against Union vessels. Union forces burn the captured Confederate smuggling vessel York. Union reinforcements descend on Fort Macon. This depiction of the aftermath of the Battle of Fort Macon provides a view of the structure of the fort. This view of the Battle of Fort Macon shows Union vessels off the coast bombarding Confederate positions. In the 1862 Battle of New Bern, shown above, the Union acquired a stronghold in coastal North Carolina that they would not relinquish for the remainder of the war. The vessels of the Burnside Expedition, depicted above in rough seas, put most of coastal North Carolina under Union control in 1862. Click Images for Full Size Union vessels bombard Fort Hatteras in 1861.
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