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Union control of the sounds and coastal watercourses strengthened the Federal blockade of Southern ports. The Confederates scuttled a ship north of here in Currituck Sound to obstruct the Narrows but with little effect. After the fall of Roanoke Island until the end of the war, the north-eastern sounds were under Union control, although the Confederate iron-clad Albemarle steamed briefly into Albemarle Sound in April 1864. CURRITUCK SOUND ★ ★ ★ Avenue of War For many years before the war, Currituck Sound was a busy avenue of commerce sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks. Vessels carried produce and goods between North Caroli-na and Virginia. After hostilities began, the sound became strategically important for both the Union and Confederate navies and armies. On June 9, 1861, Confederate Gen. Walter Gwynn, commander of the coastal defenses, urged Currituck County’s citizens to send both enslaved and free black laborers to build fortifications on Roanoke Island. Local boats also played an important role in fortifying the North Carolina coast. One, CSA Currituck, was a wooden, screw-propeller steamer, constructed in Norfolk in 1860. The vessel was small, about 44 tons and 60 feet in length. It transported supplies through the sound, carried troops, towed schooners, and final-ly was sent back to Roanoke Island in February 1862 under a flag of truce with terms of surren-der, which were not accepted. After the Battle of Roanoke Island, Currituck removed Confederate supplies across the sound to Point Harbor here at the southern tip of Currituck County. Currituck Sound from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper (1859) – Courtesy The Mariner’s Museum Currituck County, ca. 1858 Courtesy University of North Carolina Libraries The small vessels in this lithograph are similar to CSA Currituck Courtesy Tryon Palace
Object Description
Title | Currituck Sound: Avenue of war |
Creator |
Civil War Trails, Inc. North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. |
Date | 2008 |
Subjects |
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Currituck Sound (N.C.) |
Place |
Currituck Sound, Currituck County, North Carolina, United States Currituck County, North Carolina, United States |
Time Period |
(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction |
Publisher | Civil War Trails, Inc. |
Rights | May be copyrighted. Submit permissions requests for further use to Civil War Trails, Inc http://www.civilwartrails.org/; |
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English |
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Civil War Collection |
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Pres File Name-M | gen_cw_curritucksoundavenue |
Full Text | Union control of the sounds and coastal watercourses strengthened the Federal blockade of Southern ports. The Confederates scuttled a ship north of here in Currituck Sound to obstruct the Narrows but with little effect. After the fall of Roanoke Island until the end of the war, the north-eastern sounds were under Union control, although the Confederate iron-clad Albemarle steamed briefly into Albemarle Sound in April 1864. CURRITUCK SOUND ★ ★ ★ Avenue of War For many years before the war, Currituck Sound was a busy avenue of commerce sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks. Vessels carried produce and goods between North Caroli-na and Virginia. After hostilities began, the sound became strategically important for both the Union and Confederate navies and armies. On June 9, 1861, Confederate Gen. Walter Gwynn, commander of the coastal defenses, urged Currituck County’s citizens to send both enslaved and free black laborers to build fortifications on Roanoke Island. Local boats also played an important role in fortifying the North Carolina coast. One, CSA Currituck, was a wooden, screw-propeller steamer, constructed in Norfolk in 1860. The vessel was small, about 44 tons and 60 feet in length. It transported supplies through the sound, carried troops, towed schooners, and final-ly was sent back to Roanoke Island in February 1862 under a flag of truce with terms of surren-der, which were not accepted. After the Battle of Roanoke Island, Currituck removed Confederate supplies across the sound to Point Harbor here at the southern tip of Currituck County. Currituck Sound from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper (1859) – Courtesy The Mariner’s Museum Currituck County, ca. 1858 Courtesy University of North Carolina Libraries The small vessels in this lithograph are similar to CSA Currituck Courtesy Tryon Palace |
Description
Title | Marker: Currituck Sound: Avenue of war |
Creator |
Civil War Trails, Inc. |
Date | 2008 |
Subjects |
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Currituck Sound (N.C.) |
Place |
Currituck Sound, Currituck County, North Carolina, United States Currituck County, North Carolina, United States |
Time Period |
(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction |
Publisher | Civil War Trails, Inc. |
Rights | May be copyrighted. Submit permissions requests for further use to Civil War Trails, Inc http://www.civilwartrails.org/; |
Type |
Text |
Language |
English |
Format |
Information signs |
Digital Characteristics-A | 420 KB; |
Digital Collection |
Civil War Collection |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Audience |
All |
Pres File Name-M | gen_cw_curritucksoundavenue.pdf |
Full Text | Union control of the sounds and coastal watercourses strengthened the Federal blockade of Southern ports. The Confederates scuttled a ship north of here in Currituck Sound to obstruct the Narrows but with little effect. After the fall of Roanoke Island until the end of the war, the north-eastern sounds were under Union control, although the Confederate iron-clad Albemarle steamed briefly into Albemarle Sound in April 1864. CURRITUCK SOUND ★ ★ ★ Avenue of War For many years before the war, Currituck Sound was a busy avenue of commerce sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks. Vessels carried produce and goods between North Caroli-na and Virginia. After hostilities began, the sound became strategically important for both the Union and Confederate navies and armies. On June 9, 1861, Confederate Gen. Walter Gwynn, commander of the coastal defenses, urged Currituck County’s citizens to send both enslaved and free black laborers to build fortifications on Roanoke Island. Local boats also played an important role in fortifying the North Carolina coast. One, CSA Currituck, was a wooden, screw-propeller steamer, constructed in Norfolk in 1860. The vessel was small, about 44 tons and 60 feet in length. It transported supplies through the sound, carried troops, towed schooners, and final-ly was sent back to Roanoke Island in February 1862 under a flag of truce with terms of surren-der, which were not accepted. After the Battle of Roanoke Island, Currituck removed Confederate supplies across the sound to Point Harbor here at the southern tip of Currituck County. Currituck Sound from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper (1859) – Courtesy The Mariner’s Museum Currituck County, ca. 1858 Courtesy University of North Carolina Libraries The small vessels in this lithograph are similar to CSA Currituck Courtesy Tryon Palace |