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The siege of Fort Macon took place from March 23 to April 26, 1862, on the Outer Banks of Carteret County, North Carolina.[1]

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  1. 34 relations: Ambrose Burnside, American Civil War, Battle of Elizabeth City, Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries, Battle of New Bern, Battle of Roanoke Island, Beaufort, North Carolina, Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, Carteret County, North Carolina, Casemate, Confederate States Army, Confederate States of America, Counterscarp, Fort Macon State Park, Fortification, General officer, George B. McClellan, John Parke, Kinston, North Carolina, Morehead City, North Carolina, New Bern, North Carolina, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Outer Banks, Peninsula campaign, Seacoast defense in the United States, Union (American Civil War), Union Army, Union blockade, United States, USS Chippewa (1861), USS Daylight, USS Gemsbok (1861), USS State of Georgia, War of 1812.

  2. 1862 in North Carolina
  3. April 1862 events
  4. Burnside's North Carolina Expedition
  5. March 1862 events
  6. Military operations of the American Civil War in North Carolina
  7. Sieges of the American Civil War

Ambrose Burnside

Ambrose Everts Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Battle of Elizabeth City

The Battle of Elizabeth City of the American Civil War was fought in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Roanoke Island. Siege of Fort Macon and Battle of Elizabeth City are 1862 in North Carolina, 1862 in the American Civil War, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, naval battles of the American Civil War and Union victories of the American Civil War.

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Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries

The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries (August 28–29, 1861) was the first combined operation of the Union Army and Navy in the American Civil War, resulting in Union domination of the strategically important North Carolina Sounds. Siege of Fort Macon and Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries are Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, naval battles of the American Civil War and Union victories of the American Civil War.

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Battle of New Bern

The Battle of New Bern (also known as the Battle of New Berne) was fought on March 14, 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the Burnside Expedition of the American Civil War. Siege of Fort Macon and Battle of New Bern are 1862 in North Carolina, 1862 in the American Civil War, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, March 1862 events, naval battles of the American Civil War and Union victories of the American Civil War.

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Battle of Roanoke Island

The opening phase of what came to be called the Burnside Expedition, the Battle of Roanoke Island was an amphibious operation of the American Civil War, fought on February 7–8, 1862, in the North Carolina Sounds a short distance south of the Virginia border. Siege of Fort Macon and Battle of Roanoke Island are 1862 in North Carolina, 1862 in the American Civil War, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, naval battles of the American Civil War and Union victories of the American Civil War.

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Beaufort, North Carolina

Beaufort (different than that of Beaufort, South Carolina) is a town in and the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.

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Burnside's North Carolina Expedition

Burnside's North Carolina Expedition (also known as the Burnside Expedition) was a series of engagements fought along the North Carolina Coast between February and June 1862. Siege of Fort Macon and Burnside's North Carolina Expedition are military operations of the American Civil War in North Carolina.

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Carteret County, North Carolina

Carteret County, from the North Carolina Collection website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Casemate

A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle.

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Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

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Counterscarp

A scarp and a counterscarp are the inner and outer sides, respectively, of a ditch or moat used in fortifications.

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Fort Macon State Park

Fort Macon State Park is a North Carolina state park in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the United States.

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Fortification

A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.

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George B. McClellan

George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey and as Commanding General of the United States Army from November 1861 to March 1862.

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John Parke

John Grubb Parke (September 22, 1827 – December 16, 1900) was a United States Army engineer and a Union general in the American Civil War.

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Kinston, North Carolina

Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 19,900 as of the 2020 census.

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Morehead City, North Carolina

Morehead City is a port town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.

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New Bern, North Carolina

New Bern (formerly Newbern) is a city in and the county seat of Craven County, North Carolina, United States.

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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies

The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies in the War of the Rebellion, commonly known as the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies or Official Records (OR or ORs), is the most extensive collection of American Civil War land warfare records available to the general public.

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Outer Banks

The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are a string of barrier islands and spits off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, on the east coast of the United States.

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Peninsula campaign

The Peninsula campaign (also known as the Peninsular campaign) of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March to July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater.

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Seacoast defense in the United States

Seacoast defense was a major concern for the United States from its independence until World War II.

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Union (American Civil War)

The Union, colloquially known as the North, refers to the states that remained loyal to the United States after eleven Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy or South, during the American Civil War.

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Union Army

During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to as the Union Army, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Federal Army, or the Northern Army.

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Union blockade

The Union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading. Siege of Fort Macon and Union blockade are 1862 in the American Civil War.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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USS Chippewa (1861)

The third USS Chippewa was a which saw service with the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War.

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USS Daylight

The USS Daylight was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

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USS Gemsbok (1861)

USS Gemsbok was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

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USS State of Georgia

USS State of Georgia was a large steamer with powerful guns acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

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War of 1812

The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America.

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See also

1862 in North Carolina

April 1862 events

Burnside's North Carolina Expedition

March 1862 events

Military operations of the American Civil War in North Carolina

Sieges of the American Civil War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Macon

Also known as Battle of Fort Macon, Bombardment of Fort Macon, Capture of Fort Macon.