Civil War Battles

Although there was much division in the state [2] concerning secession, North Carolina did secede [3] 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 [4]
• February 7-8, 1862: Roanoke Island [5]
• March 14, 1862: New Berne [6]
• March 23-April 26, 1862: Fort Macon [7]
• April 19, 1862: South Mills [8]
• June 5, 1862: Tranter's Creek [9]
• December 14, 1862: Kinston [10]
• December 16, 1862: White Hall [11]
• December 17, 1862: Goldsborough Bridge [12]
• March 13-15, 1863: Fort Anderson [13]
• March 30-April 20, 1863: Washington [14]
• April 17-20, 1864: Plymouth [15]
• May 5, 1864: Albemarle Sound [16]
• December 7-27, 1864: Fort Fisher [17]
• January 13-15, 1865: Fort Fisher [18]
• February 12-22, 1865: Wilmington [19]
• March 7-10, 1865: Wyse Fork [20]
• March 10, 1865: Monroe's Cross Roads [21]
• March 16, 1865: Averasborough [22]
• March 19-21, 1865: Bentonville [23]

References and additional resources:

Digitized resources [24] from the Government & Heritage Library and NC State Archives

NC LIVE [25]

WorldCat searches (Searches numerous library catalogs):

• Civil War [26]

Image Credits:

Slideshow from the North Carolina State Archives Flickr feed [27].