Burnside’s Expedition Sets Sail; Cameron Is Out
Eric | January 11, 2012
January 11, 1862 (Saturday) That a great fleet of Union Navy vessels had gathered around Fortress Monroe was the news of the day. Northern, as well as Southern, newspapers batted around their speculations like kittens faced with too many balls of yarn. The Richmond Dispatch even correctly guessed its destination: Pamlico Sound on the North [...]













