Historical Civil War Map - North Carolina Burnside Expedition Route - Foster 1866 - WallArt

Civil War Map - Burnside Expedition Route North Carolina - 1866 - This is an exquisite full-color Reproduction printed on gloss paper or art paper.
Sites and Townships Specific To This Map Are: Nags Head, Kill Devils Hills, and others.
The following towns are featured: Burnside set about recruiting regiments from states along the North Atlantic sea coast intending to make use of their familiarity with the sea. His army, known as the Coast Division, was divided into three brigades, each commanded by a friend of Burnsideís from his days at West Point. The first brigade was commanded by Brig. Gen. John G. Foster, the second by Brig. Gen. Jesse L. Reno and the third by Brig. Gen. John G. Parke. In January, 1862 Burnside set out from Fort Monroe and rendezvoused with Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough at recently captured Hatteras Inlet where the two assembled their forces. Burnsideís first objective was the Confederate fortifications on Roanoke Island guarding Albemarle Sound. Historical points include Cape Hatteras, Hatteras Bank, Pamlico Sound, Croatan Sound, Albemarle Sound, and others. Anchor locations are shown, as well as dotted lin
SKU: CWBU0004
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