The Battle of Roanoke Island was a battle in the American Civil War fought on 7-8th February 1862 in North Carolina. It was an Unionist amphibious assault under the command of Ambrose Burnside, and it was a Unionist victory as the Island was captured. The image depictsa bayonet charge of the New York Volunteers (Hawkins Zouaves) on the three gun battery

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