Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
277 highway markers.
Alamance County
Anson County
- K-11LEONIDAS L. POLK 1837-1892President of National Farmers' Alliance, 1889-1892; began Progressive Farmer, 1886; a founder of NCSU and Meredith Colle...
- K-14SHERMAN'S MARCHKilpatrick's Cavalry, a part of Sherman's army marching from Savannah to Goldsboro, passed through Wadesboro, March 3-5,...
- K-40THOMAS SAMUEL ASHEAssociate Justice, State Supreme Court, 1878-1887; Member of Congress, 1873-1877; Member of Confederate Congress; legisl...
Ashe County
Beaufort County
- B-74AFRICAN AMERICANS DEFEND WASHINGTONPrior to formation of 1st N.C. Colored Volunteers about 100 black men were armed to aid Union forces during the siege of...
- B-16BURNING OF WASHINGTONThe town was burned and shelled by evacuating United States troops in April, 1864.
- B-33DANIEL G. FOWLEGovernor, 1889-91, state Adjutant General, 1863, Confederate officer, superior court judge, state legislator. His home s...
- B-14DR. SUSAN DIMOCKNative of Washington, Zurich graduate, head of a Boston hospital, 1st woman member N.C. Medical Society, 1872. Her girlh...
- B-17FORT HILLSite of Confederate batteries on Pamlico River which enabled Gen. D. H. Hill's forces to besiege Washington in spring of...
- B-15SIEGE OF WASHINGTONTown seized by Union troops, Mar. 1862. Efforts to recapture it failed in 1862 & 1863. Union Army withdrew in Apr. 1864.
Bertie County
Brunswick County
Buncombe County
- PPP-1BATTLE OF ASHEVILLEOn April 3, 1865, Union Col. Isaac M. Kirby left East Tenn. with 1100 men on a raid against Asheville. On April 6, Kirby...
- P-57CONFEDERATE ARMORYManufactured Enfield-type rifles. In 1863 plant moved to Columbia, S.C. Building was located 1/4 mi. SE. Burned in 1865.
- P-3RIVERSIDE CEMETERYGraves of Thomas Wolfe & "O. Henry," authors; Zebulon B. Vance, governor; Thomas L. Clingman and Robert R. Reynolds, U.S...
- P-55STONEMAN'S RAIDSouthern troops turned back Stoneman's U.S. cavalry, raiding through western North Carolina, at Swannanoa Gap, near here...
- P-9STONEMAN'S RAIDOn a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry occupied Asheville on April 26, 1865.
- P-46SWANNANOA TUNNELLongest (1,800 ft.) of 7 on railroad between Old Fort and Asheville. Constructed by convict labor, 1877-79. West entranc...
- P-74WEAVER COLLEGEFounded as Weaverville College, 1873; Methodist, coeducational. In 1934 merged with Rutherford to form Brevard College. ...
- P-2ZEBULON B. VANCE 1830-1894Civil War governor. He led state, 1862-65, and 1877-79; U.S. Senator, 1879-94. Colonel, 26th N.C. Regiment, 1861-62. Bir...
Burke County
- N-17CAMP VANCETraining camp for state troops, 1861-64, named for Col. Zebulon Vance, war governor, was here. The camp was raided by fe...
- N-13STONEMAN'S RAIDOn their raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry skirmished with Confederates near here on Apri...
- N-8TOD R. CALDWELLGovernor, 1870-1874, during Reconstruction, member State Convention of 1865. His home stood here.
Cabarrus County
Caldwell County
Camden County
Carteret County
- C-75CAROLINA CITYUnion occupied the town March 22, 1862, & used this area in staging the Fort Macon campaign. Union camps remained in vic...
- C-49CONFEDERATE SALT WORKSThe largest Confederate salt works in Carteret County was 50 yards S. It was burned by Union forces in April, 1862.
- C-62HOOP POLE CREEKUnion forces led by General John G. Parke landed here, March 29, 1862, during the Fort Macon campaign.
- C-57NEWPORT BARRACKSCommand post for Union defense system from New Bern to Morehead City, 1862-1865. Was 1/3 mi. E.
- CC-3SIEGE OF FORT MACON
- C-77SS PEVENSEYBlockade runner, iron steamer, chased ashore by Union ship, June 9, 1864. Remains lie offshore, 220 yards SE.
- C-58UNION ARTILLERYUnion artillery was placed in this area during the siege of Fort Macon, March 23-April 26, 1862.
Caswell County
Chatham County
Chowan County
Cleveland County
Craven County
- C-51BATCHELDER'S CREEKSite of Union outpost captured by Confederate Generals Hoke & Pickett on February 1, 1864. The earthworks are 300 yards ...
- CC-2BATTLE OF NEW BERN
- C-11BATTLE OF NEW BERNThe victory of Union General Ambrose Burnside here on March 14, 1862, caused the fall of New Bern.
- CC-1BATTLE OF NEW BERN
- C-84FIRST NORTH CAROLINA COLORED VOLUNTEERSState’s first regiment of black Union soldiers rallied here on July 24, 1863. In 1864, designated 35th U.S. Colored Troo...
- C-12FORT TOTTENHere stood one of the forts built around New Bern by Union forces after they took the town in March, 1862.
- C-64JAMES CITYCommunity was founded here in 1863 as resettlement camp for formerly enslaved people. It was named for Horace James, U.S...
- C-33JAMES WALKER HOODAsst. Superintendent Public Instruction, 1868-70; a founder Livingstone College, 1885; Bishop A.M.E. Zion Church; founde...
- C-81KING SOLOMON LODGEFirst African American Masonic lodge in N.C.; est. 1865. Erected in 1870, the building was moved here in 1920s.
- C-66RAINS BROTHERSBrig. Gen. Gabriel Rains and Col. George Rains, graduates of West Point, inventors of explosives for Confederacy. This w...
Cumberland County
- I-73'OAK GROVE'Plantation home of John Smith, used as a Confederate hospital during the Battle of Averasboro, March 16, 1865.
- II-3BATTLE OF AVERASBORO, PHASE ONE, MARCH 15, 16, 1865
- II-1BATTLE OF BENTONVILLE, MARCH 19, 20, AND 21, 1865
- I-29CONFEDERATE BREASTWORKSThrown up early in 1865 to defend Fayetteville from Sherman's army. Remains are here.
- I-72CONFEDERATE FIRST LINEGen. W. B. Taliaferro's division occupied trenches crossing the road at this point, March 15-16, 1865.
- H-98CONFEDERATE SECOND LINEOn the morning of March 16, 1865, Taliaferro's division fell back to earthworks which crossed the road here.
- I-31FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITYEst. 1867 as Howard School. State-supported since 1877. A part of The University of North Carolina since 1972.
- I-74FEDERAL ARTILLERYFrom a point 50 yards west three batteries of artillery under Major J. A. Reynolds shelled the Confederate first line of...
- I-75FEDERAL HOSPITALThe 1865 home of Wm. Smith, 100 yds. E., was used as a hospital for Union troops in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-1...
- I-86HIRAM R. REVELS 1822-1901First African American to serve in Congress, he represented Mississippi in Senate, 1870-1871. Born in Fayetteville.
- I-13MacPHERSON CHURCHPresbyterian. Founded by early Scottish settlers. Graves of Alexander MacPherson and T. H. Holmes, a Confederate general...
- II-2PRELUDE TO AVERASBORO
- I-71RHETT'S BRIGADEThe brigade of Colonel A. M. Rhett was repulsed 300 yds. W. on March 16, 1865, by Union troops under Col. Henry Case.
- I-18SHERMAN'S ARMYInvading North Carolina, Sherman's army occupied Fayetteville, Mar. 11-14, 1865, destroying the Confederate Arsenal, whi...
Currituck County
Dare County
- B-44ANDREW CARTWRIGHTAgent of the American Colonization Society in Liberia, founded the A.M.E. Zion churches in Albemarle area. His first chu...
- BB-4BATTLE OF ROANOKE ISLAND
- BBB-3CONFEDERATE CHANNEL OBSTRUCTIONSWood pilings placed to stop Federal fleet in Croatan Sound, still visible at low tide. Remains are 2 1/2 mi. W.
- B-38CONFEDERATE FORTSFort Hatteras and Fort Clark, 2 miles s. west, fell to Union troops on Aug. 29, 1861, after two days of heavy naval bomb...
- BBB-2FORT BARTOWConfederate earth fort mounting nine guns. Bombarded by Federal fleet February 7, 1862. Earthworks 2 1/2 mi. W.
- B-64FORT BLANCHARDConfederate earth fort mounting four guns. Smallest on Roanoke Island. Surrendered on Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks are 300 y...
- B-52FORT FORRESTConfederate, mounting seven guns. Protected west side of Croatan Sound. Destroyed on Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks stood 1 mi...
- B-2FORT HUGERPrincipal Confederate fort on Roanoke Island. Mounted twelve guns. Surrendered Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks are 100 yards so...
- B-71FREEDMEN'S COLONYThe first refugee slave community in N.C. Est. in 1863 by Union troops. It operated until 1867 on land nearby, extending...
- BB-5NAVAL BATTLE OF ROANOKE ISLAND
- B-50U.S.S. MONITORFought C.S.S. "Virginia" ("Merrimac") in first battle of ironclad ships. Lost Dec. 31, 1862, in gale 17 miles southeast....
- B-31WRECK OF THE U.S.S. 'HURON'Steamer ran aground on November 24, 1877, near here, killing 98. Tragedy led to improvements in U.S. Livesaving Service.
Davidson County
Davie County
Duplin County
- F-27CONFEDERATE ARMS FACTORYEst. by Louis Froelich, 1861. Moved here, 1863. Produced sabers, lances, bayonets, cutlasses and accessories until 1864.
- F-47LIBERTY HALLPlantation of Thomas S. Kenan, legislator & U.S. Congressman, whose son, Owen Rand, legislator, Confederate Congressman,...
- D-112PARKER ROBBINS 1834-1917Civil War cavalryman. Among highest ranking North Carolinians in the United States Colored Troops. Legislator, 1868-70. ...
Durham County
Edgecombe County
- E-97FREEDOM HILLCommunity established here by freed blacks in 1865. Incorporated as Princeville in 1885.
- E-65HENRY T. CLARKGovernor of North Carolina, 1861-1862. Speaker of the State Senate. Helped organize the State for war. Grave is 3 blocks...
- E-70WILLIAM R. COXConfederate general. His brigade fought in last infantry action at Appomattox. Later Congressman; Secretary U.S. Senate....
Forsyth County
Franklin County
Gaston County
Gates County
Guilford County
- J-55BENNETT COLLEGEMethodist. Begun 1874; reorganized as woman's college, 1926. Named for Lyman Bennett of Troy, N.Y. Campus 2 bl. S.
- J-62CEDAR HILL FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOPOperated by Clapp, Gates and Company. Made rifles and military supplies for N.C. and the Confederacy, 1861-64. Site 1/4 ...
- J-22CONFEDERATE CABINETMembers of the cabinet, fleeing south, occupied a railroad car near this spot, Apr. 11-15, 1865.
- J-30CONFEDERATE HOSPITALSet up in the First Presbyterian Church to receive wounded from Battle of Bentonville, 1865, was here.
- J-111DAVID SCHENCK 1835-1902Founder, Guilford Battle Ground Company, 1887. Led effort to preserve battlefield. His grave is 200 yds. northwest.
- J-21JEFFERSON DAVISThe President of the Confederacy held two meetings of his cabinet, April 12-13, 1865, at the home of J. T. Wood, which w...
- J-81LINDSAY STREET SCHOOLThe first permanent public graded school in N.C. opened in 1875 in a building which stood on this site.
- J-100MODEL FARMEstablished by Quakers 1867 to stem westward migration by promoting improved agricultural practices. Tract, sold in 1891...
- J-85PIEDMONT RAILROADRailroad line between Greensboro and Danville. Constructed, 1862-1864, for the Confederacy. Its terminus was nearby.
- J-107WADSWORTH CHURCHCongregational. Founded 1870 by former slave Rev. Madison Lindsay. Restored 1885 building is 80 yards southwest.
Halifax County
- E-51'COLONIAL CHURCHYARD'Graves of Confederate general Junius Daniel, editor Abraham Hodge, U.S. District Judge John Sitgreaves, are 1 bl. N.E.
- E-105BENJAMIN S. TURNER 1825-1894U.S. Congressman, 1871-1873, representing Ala.; merchant and farmer in Selma, Ala. Born into slavery one mile south.
- E-11RAM ALBEMARLENoted Confederate ironclad, was built near this spot, 1863-64. Aided in recapture of Plymouth, April, 1864.
- EEE-1RAM ALBEMARLEThe Confederate ironclad Albemarle was outfitted in Halifax with machinery and guns before sailing down river into actio...
- E-75WILLIAM H. WILLSMethodist Protestant minister. President of the General Conference, 1866. Head of Halifax Male Academy & Elba Female Sem...
Harnett County
- H-97'LEBANON'Farquhard Smith's home was used as Confederate hospital during the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865.
- HH-2BATTLE OF AVERASBORO, PHASE TWO--MARCH 16, 1865
- H-28SHERMAN'S MARCHMoving on Goldsboro, Sherman's Army was temporarily checked by Hardee's Confederates, Mar. 16, 1865, in Battle of Averas...
- H-60UNION HEADQUARTERSGen. H. W. Slocum, commanding the Union forces, located his headquarters in this field, March 16, 1865.
Haywood County
Henderson County
- P-4C. G. MEMMINGERSecretary of the treasury of the Confederacy, from Charleston. Native of Germany. Summer home and grave nearby.
- P-52GEORGE TRENHOLMConfederate Secretary of Treasury, 1864-65; S.C. legislator, cotton broker and financier. Summer home "Solitude" stood 1...
- P-43JUDSON COLLEGEBaptist. Chartered in 1861 as Judson Female College; later coeducational. Operated 1882-1892 in building which stood thr...
- P-8STONEMAN'S RAIDOn a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry passed through Hendersonville, Apr. 23, 1865.
Hertford County
- A-23BURNING OF WINTONA detachment of United States troops burned Winton on February 20, 1862. The first town in N.C. to be burned during the ...
- A-44JOHN W. MOORECompiler of roster of North Carolina troops, 1861-1865, historian, novelist, Confederate major. His birthplace, "Mulberr...
- A-81LEMUEL W. BOONE 1827-1878Baptist leader. In 1866 he organized first black Baptist association in N.C.; trustee, Shaw University. Grave 2 mi. SE.
- A-56POTECASI CREEKScene of minor skirmish between Confederate & Union troops driving on Richmond and Weldon Railroad, July 26, 1863. Breas...
Hoke County
Iredell County
Jackson County
- P-7QUALLA BOUNDARYSoco Gap, initial point of U.S. survey, 1876, of Cherokee Reservation, created through earlier efforts of W. H. Thomas, ...
- Q-1WADE HAMPTONConfederate General, Governor of S.C., 1876-79, U.S. Senator. His summer home, "High Hampton," stood 1 1/3 miles southea...
- Q-46WILLIAM H. THOMASWhite chief and agent of N.C. Cherokee. Secured reservation for them. Confederate colonel. State senator. Home, "Stekoih...
Johnston County
- H-1BATTLE OF BENTONVILLEJohnston's Confederates checked Sherman's Union army, March 19-21, 1865. Historic site 2 1/2 mi. E.
- HH-1BATTLE OF BENTONVILLE, MARCH 19, 20, AND 21, 1865
- HHH-21BENTONVILLEIn 1865, a local market center for naval stores (tar, pitch, & turpentine). Bentonville gives its name to the battle fou...
- HHH-12COLE FARMHOUSEStood in this field. Scene of heavy fighting, March 19. Destroyed on March 20 by Confederate artillery to prevent snipin...
- HHH-10CONFEDERATE ATTACKSAcross the fields behind this marker the Confederate Right Wing made five attacks on Union positions to the left, March ...
- HHH-3CONFEDERATE HOSPITALFollowing the battle, 45 Confederate wounded were hospitalized in the Harper House. Nineteen of these men died here. Sur...
- HHH-11CONFEDERATE MAIN CHARGEAfter overrunning two Union lines above this road, the Confederates crossed here in the main assault of March 19, 1865. ...
- HHH-22CONFEDERATE WORKSRemains of breastworks on this hill mark a line of works built by the Confederates to protect Mill Creek Bridge.
- HHH-9FEDERAL ARTILLERYUnion batteries (26 guns) formed a line here, March 19. These guns covered retreating Federals during the Confederate ch...
- HHH-5FEDERAL EARTHWORKSConstructed by First Michigan Engineers and others, March 19, 1865. Occupied by Federals throughout the battle. Works be...
- HHH-18FEDERAL JUNCTIONSherman's Left and Right Wings joined forces here during the afternoon of March 20, 1865. They constructed works across ...
- HHH-13FIGHTING BELOW THE ROADOne-half mile south of this point, across the road, Brig. Gen. J.D. Morgan's Union Division halted the main Confederate ...
- HHH-14FIRST UNION ATTACKBrig. Gen. W. P. Carlin's Division attacked the Confederate line above the road here on March 19. Repulsed, they threw u...
- HHH-25HARDEE'S CHARGENear this point Gen. William J. Hardee led the charge of the 8th Texas Cavalry and other Confederates, repulsing the adv...
- HHH-24JOHNSTON'S HEADQUARTERSEstablished here on the night of March 18, 1865 and remained during the battle. Mower's Division came within 200 yards o...
- HHH-15MAIN CONFEDERATE LINEThe Left Confederate Wing, part of a long hook-shaped line designed to trap the Union forces, extended across the road h...
- HHH-17MAIN CONFEDERATE LINEOn March 19 the line extended 3/4 mile to the rear of this marker and one mile to the left, forming a strong hook- shape...
- HHH-20MAIN CONFEDERATE LINECrossed the road at this point, March 20-21. Gen. R. F. Hoke's Division occupied this sector. Scene of much skirmishing ...
- HHH-19MAIN UNION LINEAdvanced to this point during the afternoon of March 21. The XV Corps established a line of works across the road here. ...
- HHH-23MILL CREEKThe flooded state of this creek upstream prevented an attack by Wheeler's Confederate cavalry on the rear of Sherman's A...
- HHH-26MOWER'S ATTACKAdvancing toward Mill Creek Bridge, Johnston's only line of retreat, Maj.Gen. J. A. Mower's Union Division broke the Con...
- HHH-16N.C. JUNIOR RESERVESHeld the line along this road and repulsed the assault of Hobart's Union Brigade, March 19, 1865. This line was evacuate...
- HHH-1SHERMANGen. Wm. T. Sherman camped in this area with his Left Wing on the night of March 18, 1865. The following moming, the Lef...
- H-74SHERMAN'S MARCHEnroute from Goldsboro to Raleigh, Sherman's army camped 1 mile east and on April 12, 1865, celebrated the news of Lee's...
- HHH-28UNION HEADQUARTERSSherman's headquarters were located in the field 400 yards to the rear of this marker, March 20-21, 1865. Headquarters o...
- HHH-4UNION HEADQUARTERSMaj. Gen. A. S. Williams, commanding the XX Corps, established his headquarters here on March 19. In the woods to the no...
- HHH-8UNION HEADQUARTERSMaj. Gen. H. W. Slocum, commanding Sherman's Left Wing, had headquarters in this field, March 19-21, 1865.
- HHH-2UNION HOSPITALThe Harper House was used as a hospital by the XIV Corps, March 19-21, 1865. About 500 Union wounded were treated here.
- HHH-6UNION HOSPITALField Hospital of the XX Corps during the Battle of Bentonville was located here. Four hundred Union soldiers, wounded i...
- HHH-29UNION LINE-- MARCH 20Trenches in the woods behind this marker formed the extreme right of the Union line on March 20. This sector was occupie...
- HHH-27UNION LINE-- MARCH 21After withdrawing from the advance against Mill Creek Bridge, Mower's Federals reformed here and threw up works. This wa...
Lee County
Lenoir County
- FF-1BATTLE OF WYSE FORK, MARCH 8-10, 1865
- F-15CSS NEUSEConfederate ironclad, built at Whitehall and floated down the Neuse. Grounded and burned by Confederates in 1865. Remain...
- F-20FOSTER'S RAIDOn a raid from New Bern to Goldsboro, the Union troops led by Gen. J. G. Foster passed through Kinston, Dec. 14, 1862.
Lincoln County
- O-49CATAWBA SPRINGSFashionable "watering place," a recreational and social center prior to 1861. The hotel stood five miles northeast.
- O-40CONFEDERATE LABORATORYUnder Dr. A.S. Piggott, manufactured medicine for Confederacy, 1863-65. Remains are 2 mi. S.
- O-12HIRAM R. REVELS 1822-1901First black to serve in Congress. Native of N.C. Mississippi senator, 1870-1871. Operated own barbershop here, 1840s.
- O-15ROBERT F. HOKE 1837-1912Major general, C.S.A. Promoted after victory at Battle of Plymouth. Led troops in Va. & N.C. Home stands 50 yards E.
- O-8STEPHEN D. RAMSEURWest Point graduate. A Confederate major general at 27; mortally wounded, Cedar Creek, Va. Grave 2 blocks N.
Madison County
Martin County
Mecklenburg County
- L-3CONFEDERATE CABINETWith President Davis held last full meetings April 22-26, 1865 in a house which was located here.
- L-56CONFEDERATE NAVY YARDEstablished here 1862 following its removal from Portsmouth, Va. Produced ordnance for the Confederate Navy.
- L-31JEFFERSON DAVISConfederate President Davis, moving south after Lee’s surrender, spent April 19-26, 1865, lodging in house which stood i...
- L-117JOHN GIBBON 1827-1896Wrote pivotal artillery manual, 1859. Maj. Gen., Union Army, Civil War. Oversaw Lee’s surrender, 1865. He lived nearby.
- L-101JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITYEst. in 1867 as Biddle Memorial Institute for freedmen. Became a university, 1877. Present name adopted in 1923.
New Hanover County
- D-114ABRAHAM GALLOWAY 1837-1870Former slave. Freedom fighter; Union recruiter and spy; legislator. Led a delegation that met President Lincoln, 1864. L...
- D-27BATTLE OF FORKS ROADFought, Feb. 20-21, 1865, between U.S. Colored Troops and Confederates. Last engagement before the fall of Wilmington. E...
- D-60BEERY'S SHIPYARDMany Confederate naval vessels, including the ironclad "North Carolina," built here. Site lies across river on Eagles Is...
- D-71CAPE FEAR CLUBFounded in 1866; oldest men's social club in N.C. Guilford F. Dudley, first president. Building here in use since 1913.
- DDD-3CASSIDEY SHIPYARDConfederate shipyard and outfitting station which completed the ironclad steam sloop Raleigh in 1863. Site is three bloc...
- D-101FALL OF WILMINGTONUnion assault on Hoke's entrenched Confederates led to the city's fall on February 22, 1865. Earthworks were nearby.
- D-12FORT FISHERBuilt by Confederacy. Its fall, Jan. 15, 1865, closed Wilmington, last important southern port for blockade running.
- D-43JOHN A. WINSLOWCapt. U.S.S. "Kearsarge," which sank Confederate raider "Alabama," 1864, rear admiral U.S. Navy, 1870-1873. Birthplace w...
- D-113MODERN GREECEBlockade runner. Ran aground and sank 400 yds. E., June 1862. Its salvage 1962 led state to open an underwater archaeolo...
- D-99PRISONER EXCHANGEThousands of Civil War soldiers, including many held in the Confederate prison at Salisbury, were exchanged here, Feb. 2...
- D-57ROSE GREENHOWConfederate spy and Washington society woman. Drowned near Fort Fisher in 1864, while running Federal blockade. Grave 1 ...
- D-78ST. MARK'SConsecrated in 1875 as first Episcopal church for colored people in North Carolina. Served by Bishop Atkinson. Is locate...
- D-77ST. STEPHEN A.M.E. CHURCHCongregation formed in 1865. Present church constructed 1880 on land donated by Geo. Peabody. Located 2 blocks east.
- D-23STATE SALT WORKSThe state of North Carolina to relieve a wartime scarcity, operated salt works from here to Myrtle Grove Sound, 1861-64.
- D-44TEMPLE OF ISRAELErected 1875-6. First house of worship built in North Carolina by the Jews. Congregation established in 1867.
- D-111UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPSBlack soldiers & white officers in Union army, 1863-1865. About 500 involved in Wilmington campaign buried here.
- D-102W. H. C. WHITING 1824-1865Confederate major general and engineer. He devised the Cape Fear defense system. Wounded nearby in fall of fort. Died in...
- D-120WILLIAM B. GOULD 1837-1923Was enslaved Bellamy plasterer. Escaped 1862 and joined Union navy. Kept detailed war diary. Lived 2 blocks north.
- D-42WILLIAM W. LORINGMajor general in the Confederate Army, lieut. colonel in Mexican War, general in Egyptian Army, 1870-79. His birthplace ...
- D-75WILMINGTON MORNING STAREstablished Sept. 23, 1867. Oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication in North Carolina. First office was 18 bloc...
- D-31WOODROW WILSONPresident of the United States, 1913-1921. His home, 1874-1882, was the Presbyterian manse, which stood one block E.
Northampton County
- E-64BOON'S MILLHere on July 28, 1863, a Confederate force repulsed a Union march on the vital Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Breastwor...
- E-91HENRY K. BURGWYN"Boy" Colonel 26th N.C. Regt. Killed at age 21 at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Home stood 4 miles south.
- E-10MATT W. RANSOMConfederate General, United States Senator, 1872-95, and Minister to Mexico. Home stands 800 yards south.
Onslow County
Orange County
Pasquotank County
- A-54GEORGE W. BROOKSFederal judge whose writ of habeas corpus, 1870, prevented arbitrary arrest of N.C. citizens during Reconstruction. Home...
- A-80HUGH CALE 1835-1910Sponsored the 1891 bill to establish present-day Elizabeth City State University; legislator, 1876-80, 1885, 1891. His g...
- A-93WILD'S RAIDFirst major campaign in N.C. conducted by the U.S. Colored Troops, Dec. 1863. Freed thousands of enslaved in the area.
Pender County
Pitt County
Polk County
Randolph County
Richmond County
Robeson County
Rockingham County
- J-45ALFRED M. SCALES 1827-1892Governor, 1885-1889, Confederate general, state legislator, and Congressman. Birthplace stood 3 1/2 mi. E.
- J-47O. P. FITZGERALD 1829-1911Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1890-1911; editor; author; education official in California. Born nearby...
- J-17THOMAS SETTLE, JR. 1831-1888Justice N.C. Supreme Court, served in N.C. House & Senate, Confederate captain, minister to Peru. Home is 2 mi. W.
Rowan County
- L-2CONFEDERATE PRISONEnclosure, 16 acres. Once held 10,000 men. Destroyed by Federals, 1865. Site one block south.
- L-29STONEMAN'S RAIDStoneman's U.S. cavalry occupied the town of Salisbury, Apr. 12, 1865, and destroyed the Confederate warehouses, supplie...
- L-28STONEMAN'S RAIDOn their raid through western N. C., Gen. George Stoneman's U.S. cavalry fought a skirmish with Confederate troops near ...
Rutherford County
Sampson County
Scotland County
- I-15SHERMAN'S MARCHAs Sherman's army moved north from Georgia on its path of destruction, one part entered North Carolina near here, March ...
- I-16SHERMAN'S MARCHAs Sherman's army moved north from Georgia, several units passed through Laurel Hill and camped in this vicinity, March ...
- I-19SHERMAN'S MARCHA part of Sherman's army, marching from Savannah to Goldsboro, camped at Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, 2/3 mi. SW, Ma...
Stokes County
Surry County
Swain County
- Q-8DEEP CREEKSite of Union attack on Thomas’s Legion, Feb. 2, 1864. Reduced Cherokee support for Confederacy. One mile northeast.
- Q-58NIMROD JARRETT SMITH 1837-1893Principal Chief, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1880-1891. Led incorporation of Band & centralization of Tribal government on...
- Q-56THOMAS'S LEGIONWilliam H. Thomas led Confederate "Legion of Indians & Mountaineers." Cherokee companies raised nearby in 1862.
Transylvania County
Vance County
- GGG-1CONFEDERATE CEMETERYGraves of 52 soldiers individually marked, who died in the Kittrell Springs Hotel hospital 1864-65, are 1/2 mi. NE.
- G-42KITTRELL'S SPRINGSHealth resort, social & recreational center in the19th century. Site of N.C.’s first Confederate General Hospital, 1861-...
- G-74THE GLASS HOUSENoted winter health resort patronized by Northern hunters and tuberculosis patients. Opened 1871; burned 1893. Site is 1...
Wake County
- H-112ARTIFICIAL LIMBSNorth Carolina was first state to provide limbs to Confederate amputees. Factory, which operated 1866-67, was 1/4 mi. NE...
- H-66CENTRAL PRISONState prison site since 1869. Original buildings completed in 1884. First supt., W. J. Hicks. New facility finished 1983...
- H-29FALL OF RALEIGHCommissioners of North Carolina's capital met officers of Sherman's army near this spot, on April 13, 1865, and surrende...
- H-109FREEDMEN'S CONVENTIONDelegates resolved to seek equal rights for state's freed blacks. Met, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 1865, one block north.
- H-31GENERAL GRANTIn the Governor's Palace April 24-27, 1865, Grant conferred with Sherman and approved new terms for surrender of Johnsto...
- H-86JAMES H. HARRIS 1832-1891Black legislator & orator; member 1868 convention; a founder of Republican Party & Union League in N.C. Home was 1 block...
- H-27LEONIDAS L. POLK 1837-1892President of National Farmers' Alliance, 1889-1892; began Progressive Farmer, 1886; a founder of N.C.S.U. and Meredith C...
- H-67OAKWOOD CEMETERYGovernors Aycock, Bragg, Fowle, Holden, Swain, and Worth, other notables and Confederates buried there. 3 blocks E.
- H-30OLD BREASTWORKSBreastworks were thrown up around Raleigh, 1863, by order of Governor Vance, for protection against Federal raids. Remai...
- H-91R. STANHOPE PULLEN 1822-1895Businessman. Benefactor of NCSU, UNC-G, and Peace College. Gifts included land for Pullen Park. Birthplace here.
- H-32SHAW UNIVERSITYFounded 1865 by Baptist missionary Henry Martin Tupper. Chartered 1875; named for benefactor Elijah Shaw of Mass.
- H-96ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGEFounded in 1867 by the Episcopal Church as a normal school for freedmen. Since 1928 a four-year college. 4 blocks N.
- H-56THE GOVERNOR MOREHEAD SCHOOLOpened in 1869, it was first state-supported school in U.S. for African American blind & deaf students. Located on this ...
Warren County
- E-63'BRIDLE CREEK'The birthplace of two Confederate major generals: Matt W. and Robert Ransom, brothers. House stood 1/4 mile W.
- E-5ANNIE CARTER LEE 1839-1862Daughter of Robert E. Lee & Mary Custis Lee. Was buried 1/2 mile W. General Lee visited her grave in 1870.
- E-60JOHN WHITEN.C. commissioner to buy ships and supplies in England during the Civil War. Gen. R. E. Lee visited in his home, 1870, s...
Washington County
- BBB-685th REDOUBTUnion fort built by the 85th New York Regiment. It was taken on April 18, 1864, in one of the heaviest assaults of the s...
- B-9BATTLE OF PLYMOUTHConfederate troops led by Gen. Robert F. Hoke, aided by ram Albemarle, retook Union-occupied town, April 17-20, 1864.
- BB-6BATTLE OF PLYMOUTH
- BBB-9FORT WILLIAMSPrincipal Union fort at Plymouth, named for Gen. Thomas Williams, stood here. It was the last fort to fall, April 20, 18...
- BBB-4HOKE'S FINAL LINEThe extreme left flank of Confederate General Robt. F. Hoke's brigade was formed a few yds. N. just before the final att...
- B-12JAMES JOHNSTON PETTIGREWConfederate General, famed for charge at Gettysburg. His grave is 8 miles south.
- BBB-8NAVAL ACTIONThe Confederate ironclad ram "Albemarle" sank the Union gunboat "Southfield", April 19, 1864, one mile N.E. in the Roano...
- B-10RAM ALBEMARLEA Confederate ironclad commanded by James W. Cooke, helped recapture Plymouth. Was sunk 600 ft. N., Oct. 27, 1864.
- BBB-5RANSOM'S ASSAULTGeneral Matt Ransom's brigade formed in line of battle near here in the final Confederate attack, April 20, 1864.
- BBB-7UNION EARTHWORKSThe main line of Union defenses during the Battle of Plymouth, April 17-20, 1864, was built across the road at this poin...
Watauga County
- N-12STONEMAN'S RAIDOn a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry fought a skirmish with the home guard at Boone, Ma...
- N-33STONEMAN'S RAIDOn raid through western North Carolina Federal forces under Gen. George Stoneman erected a palisaded fort here in April ...
- N-10STONEMAN'S RAIDOn a raid across western N.C. Gen. A. C. Gillem led part of Stoneman's U.S. cavalry through this vicinity, March 28, 186...
Wayne County
- F-44BATTLE OF WHITEHALLOn December 15-16, 1862, on a raid at Whitehall, Union troops led by Gen. J. G. Foster damaged the Confederate Ram "Neus...
- F-18CURTIS H. BROGDENGovernor, 1874-1877; congressman; legislator; and major general of state militia. His home was 2 miles northwest.
- F-21FOSTER'S RAIDOn a raid from New Bern Union troops led by Gen. J. G. Foster attacked Goldsboro, December 17, 1862.
- F-62GENERAL BAPTIST STATE CONVENTIONStatewide association of black Baptists organized, Oct. 18, 1867, at First African Baptist Church, then located 2/10 mi....
- F-51NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATIONOrganized May 14, 1873. J. A. Engelhard elected first president at meeting held near this spot.
- F-11SHERMAN'S MARCHSherman's army, on its march from Savannah, entered Goldsboro, its chief North Carolina objective, Mar. 21, 1865.
Wilkes County
- M-31'FORT HAMBY'Fortified stronghold of band of robbers & army deserters, was captured by force of citizens in May, 1865. Stood one mile...
- M-13JAMES B. GORDONBrigadier general in the Confederate States Army. Mortally wounded near Richmond, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Birthplace sta...
- M-10STONEMAN'S RAIDOn a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry occupied Wilkesboro, March 29, 1865.
- M-48THOMAS C. DULA 1844-1868"Tom Dooley" of popular legend and song. Hanged in Statesville for the murder of Laura Foster. Grave is 1 1/2 mi. S.W.