On February 10, 1862 CSS Beaufort steamed past this spot, racing for Norfolk. She and CSS Appomattox were the survivors of fights with Union naval forces off Roanoke Island in Albemarle Sound in North Carolina. Beaufort , a . . . — — Map (db m260169) HM
Early in 1862, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside led an expedition to secure the coast of North Carolina and occupy strategically important sites such as New Bern and Elizabeth City. After Burnside learned of the March 9 clash between USS . . . — — Map (db m282666) HM
You are in Walllaceton, a community named for the Wallace family home, with the Dismal Swamp Canal and Great Dismal Swamp in front of you. Before the war, runaway slaves found refuge in the swamp. Confederate guerrillas later hid there, while the . . . — — Map (db m260163) HM
