Battle of Roanoke Island
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| Battle of Roanoke Island | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
 Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th 1862, by Currier and Ives |
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| 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 |
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| Burnside's North Carolina Expedition |
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| Roanoke Island – Elizabeth City – New Berne – Fort Macon – South Mills – Tranter's Creek |
The Battle of Roanoke Island, also known as the Battle of Fort Huger, took place 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 A. 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.
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