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1861-10-09Santa Rosa Island

An unsuccessful Confederate attempt to take Union held Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island, Florida.

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1861-08-281861-08-29Hatteras Inlet Batteries

Two ill-equipped, undermanned forts where bombarded by seven Union warships, to which they were unable to reply. Although casualties were light, the defenders chose not to continue the one-sided contest, and on the second day they surrendered.

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1861-05-291861-06-01Battle of Aquia Creek

Three Federal gunboats bombard a Confederate battery at the confluence of Aquia Creek and the Potomac River.

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1861-05-181861-05-19Sewell Point

Two Federal gunboats duel with batteries on Sewell Point. The Union boats were attempting to enforce the blockade of Hampton Roads.

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