Civil War Battles [1]
Civil War Battles
Although there was much division in the state [3] 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 [3] from the Government & Heritage Library and NC State Archives
NC LIVE [24]
WorldCat searches (Searches numerous library catalogs):
- Civil War [25]
Image Credits:
Slideshow from the North Carolina State Archives Flickr feed [26].
15 September 2010 | Rudersdorf, Amy