Civil War Battles
Although there was much division in the state concerning secession, North Carolina did secede on May 20, 1861. General Joseph Johnston surrendered the last major Confederate Army to General William Sherman near Durham on April 26, 1865.
Battles fought in North Carolina
- August 28-29, 1861: Hatteras Inlet Batteries
- February 7-10, 1862: Roanoke Island/Elizabeth City
- March 14, 1862: New Bern
- March 23-April 26, 1862: Fort Macon
- April 19, 1862: South Mills
- June 5, 1862: Tranter's Creek
- December 14, 1862: Kinston
- December 16, 1862: White Hall
- December 17, 1862: Goldsborough Bridge
- March 13-15, 1863: Fort Anderson
- March 30-April 20, 1863: Washington
- April 17-20, 1864: Plymouth
- May 5, 1864: Albemarle Sound
- December 7-27, 1864: Fort Fisher
- January 13-15, 1865: Fort Fisher
- February 12-22, 1865: Wilmington
- March 7-10, 1865: Wyse Fork
- March 10, 1865: Monroe's Cross Roads
- March 16, 1865: Averasboro
- March 19-21, 1865: Bentonville
References and additional resources:
"Civil War in North Carolina." https://www.ncpedia.org/civil-war (accessed June 19, 2024).
"North Carolina as a Civil War Battlefield." North Carolina Historic Sites. https://historicsites.nc.gov/resources/north-carolina-civil-war/north-carolina-civil-war-battlefield (accessed June 19, 2024).
"North Carolina Civil War Images." Flickr. Raleigh, North Carolina: State Archives of North Carolina. https://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/albums/72157623124354569/ (accessed June 19, 2024).
"North Carolina Civil War Map Guide." North Carolina Civil War Trails. https://www.civilwartrails.org/docs/NC_PDF-mapguide.pdf (accessed June 19, 2024).
"North Carolina in the Civil War." North Carolina Historic Sites. https://historicsites.nc.gov/resources/north-carolina-civil-war (accessed June 19, 2024).
"The Civil War Along the Outer Banks." National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/calo/learn/historyculture/civil-war.htm (accessed June 19, 2024).
Williard, Davis C. "North Carolina in the Civil War." 2010. https://www.ncpedia.org/history/cw-1900/civil-war (accessed June 19, 2024).
Image Credits:
Moore, Mark Anderson. "Map of North Carolina's Civil War campaigns and battles." https://www.ncpedia.org/encyclopedia-north-carolina-map-7 (accessed June 19, 2024).
15 September 2010 | Rudersdorf, Amy