The Burnside Expedition

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Date created: 1862
License: This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source: Original image housed by UNC Libraries / North Carolina Collection

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North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives. (Page 3.1)

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Caption reads “The Burnside Expedition — arrival of the naval and military expedition to North Carolina, under Commodore Goldsborough and General Burnside, at Hatteras Inlet, N.C., Jan. 17, 1862.”

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