Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th 1862, by Currier and Ives
Battle of Roanoke Island
Conflict	American Civil War
Date	February 7-8, 1862
Place	Dare County, North Carolina
Result	Union victory
Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Ambrose E. Burnside Henry A. Wise Strength 7,500 3,000 Casualties 37 killed 214 wounded 13 missing 23 killed 58 wounded 62 missing 2,500 captured
Burnside's North Carolina Expedition Roanoke Island – New Berne – Fort Macon – South Mills – Tranter's Creek

The Battle of Roanoke Island, also known as the Battle of Fort Huger, took place from February 7-8, 1862 in Dare County, North Carolina as part of Union Army Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina expedition during the American Civil War.

On February 7, Burnside landed 7,500 men on the southwestern side of Roanoke Island in an amphibious operation launched from Fort Monroe. The next morning, supported by gunboats, the Federals assaulted the Confederate forts on the narrow waist of the island, driving back and out-maneuvering Brig. Gen. Henry Wise’s outnumbered command. After losing less than 100 men, the Confederate commander on the field, Col. H.M. Shaw, surrendered about 2,500 soldiers and 32 guns. Burnside had secured an important outpost on the Atlantic Coast, tightening the blockade.

References

• CWSAC Battle Summaries, National Park Service (http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/bycampgn.htm)