10/01/1861
Confederate gunboats seize Union steamer off North Carolina, capturing Indiana and New York troops aboard
Battles/Soldiers
08/28/1861
- 08/29/1861
In North Carolina, a combined federal army and navy operation bombards and captures coastal forts
Battles/Soldiers
10/05/1861
In North Carolina, a Union counter-attack drives back a Confederate force in the "Chicomacomico Races"
Battles/Soldiers
11/18/1861
In Union-occupied North Carolina, loyalists meet in convention, rescind secession, and name a new governor
Lawmaking/Litigating
10/04/1861
On the North Carolina coast, a Confederate amphibious assault captures a Union camp at Chicomacomico
Battles/Soldiers