 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - North Carolina yaiva nzvimbo inokosha kuConfederation nemhaka yenzvimbo inokosha yegungwa yeWilmington uye nokuti Outer Banks yaiva nzvimbo dzinokosha dzezvikepe zvaiedza kunzvenga kuvharirwa neUnited States. Benjamin Butler akafamba nechikepe kubva kuFort Monroe ndokutora mabhatiri paHatteras Inlet muna August 1861. Muna February 1862, Brig. Gen. Ambrose Burnside akaronga chikwata chezvikepe zvinokwira nokudzika mugungwa, chaibvawo kuFort Monroe, icho chakatora chitsuwa cheRoanoke, kukunda kuduku kunonyatsozivikanwa asi kunokosha kweUnion. Chikwata cheGoldsboro Expedition pakupera kwa1862 chakafamba kwenguva pfupi kubva kumahombekombe kuenda mukati kuti chiparadze migwagwa yezvitima nemabhiriji. 