Navy forces on March 8-9, 1862, in Hampton Roads when the dreaded Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia sallied forth to wreak havoc on the Federal fleet. Minnesota suffered no casualties at Hatteras, but there would be worse to come. The weak Rebel forts quickly collapsed and were overrun by Butler’s men. They evidently felt that they were thus working out the deliverance of their race.” It is the testimony of an eye-witness, that the negroes fought energetically and bravely, -none more so. The incident deserves especial notice, as introducing a new era. “This is the first instance, so far as we can learn, in this war, that the negro and the white man stood side by side fighting for the North. Some of our other generals would have driven them out of our lines, or with alacrity would have surrendered them to our enemies, their former masters. “These contrabands had been instructed by the rebels in the batteries at Yorktown, and had escaped and joined our forces at Fortress Monroe. In the bow of the ship, half a dozen contrabands worked a gun with such skill and energy, as to prove that warlike chivalry can inflame Ethiopic as well as Caucasian blood. Here a stalwart Kentuckian and an impetuous Carolinian worked side by side, with the sons of Maine and Massachusetts. “Almost every man there was true to his flag. The men on Minnesota’s big guns were “enveloped in volcanic billows of smoke, and straining every nerve,” continued Abbott. The ships began blasting away at Confederate sand forts Clark and Hatteras flanking the inlet on the outer banks. Stringham with transport vessels carrying troops commanded by Brigadier General Benjamin Butler. The formidable steam frigate USS Minnesota (550 men, 40 guns) led several warships under Flag Officer Silas H. This first combined Union Army-Navy operation ensured Federal domination of the strategically important North Carolina Sounds. In one of the first Civil War histories, written while it happened, Abbott employed elegant Victorian prose to describe the Battle of Hatteras Inlet, August 28, 1861, including the distinguished service of African-American sailors. The thunder of the conflict drowned all other noises,” wrote historian John S. USS Minnesota (“The scene on board the flag-ship was novel and thrilling. Without Concealment, Without Compromise.Matchless Organization: Nonsurgeon Employees of the Surgeon General’s Office.Matchless Organization: Medical Officers in the Regular Confederate Army.The Bonds of War: Imprisoned Members of the 96th Illinois.The Bonds of War: Mother of the Regiment.The Bonds of War: New Flag for 96th Illinois.The Bonds of War: Edward and Nancy Murray home.The Bonds of War: Edward Murray’s Pension Application.The Delicious If: MacKinlay Kantor’s If the South Had Won the Civil War and Alternative History.God and Generals: A Conversation with Jeff Shaara.Turning Points of the American Civil War.The Summer of ’63: Vicksburg and Tullahoma.The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'.

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