<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwvA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hatteras_Inlet_Batteries" id="mwvQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries">Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries</a> gives Federal forces control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamlico_Sound" id="mwvg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pamlico Sound">Pamlico Sound</a>.