Saturday, June 8, 2013

August 27, 1861---Cape Hatteras captured



AUGUST 27, 1861:     

The capture of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Eight Union warships and 800 troops launch an amphibious landing against Fort Clark and Fort Hatteras, on the Hatteras Inlet. A sustained naval bombardment by Union ships destroys the forts.


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