NAVAL BATTLE OF ROANOKE ISLAND WAR MEMORIAL

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THE CONFEDERATE FLEET, AFTER A SHARP ENGAGEMENT WHICH WAS ENDED ONLY BY DARKNESS, WAS FORCED TO RETIRE DUE TO LACK OF AMMUNITION. ON FEBRUARY 8, 1862, A DETACHMENT OF FEDERAL SHIPS UNDER COMMANDER S.C. ROWAN WAS SENT INTO ALBERMARLE SOUND IN PURSUIT OF THE CONFEDERATE FLEET. THE UNION FORCES WERE NOW IN CONTROL OF MOST OF THE INLAND WATERS OF NORTH-EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

Location

Address: FREEDMAN'S COLONY ROAD
City: MANTEO
State:
Zip Code: 27954

Details

Memorial Type: Plaques On Stone
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated: 1961
Photograph By:
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