Battle of Elizabeth City

10 February 1862

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· Fought on the Pasquotank River near Elizabeth City, North Carolina

· Union force of 14 ships led by Commander S.C. Rowan

· Confederate force of 6 ships led by Flag Officer William F. Lynch

· Confederate “mosquito fleet” defeated; Fort Cobb captured

· CSS Fanny and CSS Seabird sunk; Black Warrior and CSS Forrest burned

· Boarding parties captured the CSS Ellis by hand-to-hand combat