The Battle of Cockle Creek, October 5, 1861, was a minor naval engagement off Chincoteague, Virginia early in the American Civil War. In 1861 the citizens...

Cockle Creek may refer to: Cockle Creek (Tasmania), in Australia Cockle Creek (Virginia), in the United States Cockle Creek railway station, in Boolaroo...

of a naval battle during the American Civil War, the Battle of Cockle Creek. List of rivers of Virginia Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cockle...

known in the North as Battle of Antietam and Second Battle of Bull Run were referred to as the Battle of Sharpsburg and the Battle of Manassas, respectively...

via the Battle of Cockle Creek, which was fought in the bay in 1861. The Native American name for the island is Gingoteague, and the name of the town...

Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the...

naval battles of the American Civil War, fought between the Union and the Confederacy, changed the foundations of naval warfare with the first use of ironclads...

both sides fell short. Two of her boats destroyed a schooner fitting out as a Confederate privateer in the Battle of Cockle Creek near Chincoteague Inlet...

28–29 Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries October 5 Battle of Cockle Creek October 12 Battle of the Head of Passes – First deployment of an ironclad warship...

Battle of Cockle Creek, and another captured two days later. The naval vessel received a warm welcome from the islanders, who promptly took oaths of allegiance...