Battles

by Coffey, Michael W. During the siege of Washington in April 1863, Union troops armed African Americans to participate in the defense of the town. The incident is an early example in North Carolina of the shift [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Dalton, Bryan. On 16 May 1771 the North Carolina militia, under the command of royal governor William Tryon, defeated backcountry farmers known as the Regulators in a two-hour engagement at a site six miles south [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, George W. Alamance, Battle of by George W. Troxler, 2006 See also: Johnston's Riot Act; Alamance Battleground; The Regulator Movement for K-8 Students The Regulator Movement, also known [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Inscoe, John C. Asheville, Battle of by John C. Inscoe, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, April 2023 See: More on Civil War Battles from the Encyclopedia of North Carolina | More on [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Faulkner, Ronnie W. The Battle of Averasboro was a costly delaying action that began in Harnett County on 15 Mar. 1865, near the end of the Civil War. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union army of 60,000 men was moving [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Faulkner, Ronnie W. The largest Civil War land engagement in North Carolina, the Battle of Bentonville took place during 19-21 Mar. 1865 in rural Johnston County. The encounter was one of the Confederacy's last attempts [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Yancey, Noel. The stunning victory won by a force of about 1,800 backcountry "Overmountain Men" over approximately 1,000 Tories at King's Mountain on 7 Oct. 1780 has been justly described as a key turning point in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . This film, which won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Documentary, was made by John Ford, a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve at the time and on temporary duty at Midway Island during the battle as [...] (from NCpedia.)

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by Barefoot, Daniel W. The Civil War battle of Wyse Fork, also known as the Battle of Southwest Creek, was a fierce engagement between Union and Confederate forces near Kinston on 8-10 Mar. 1865. The Union army of Maj. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. Claimed by some to be the last engagement of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Beaufort took place as a result of a British raid on the town in April 1782. The surrender of Lord Charles [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Bentonville Battlefield by William S. Powell, 2006 See also: Battle of Bentonville Bentonville Battlefield, a North Carolina State Historic Site located in southern Johnston County, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Butler, Lindley S., McKinnon, Henry A., Jr. Bettis's Bridge (also known as Betti's or Beattie's Bridge), located near the present crossing of the Lumber River (formerly Drowning Creek) by U.S. Highway 401 between Raeford and Wagram at the Hoke [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kiger, Fred W. Located in Northampton County, Boon's (or Boone's) Mill was the site of a Civil War Federal repulse by Confederate forces under Brig. Gen. Matt W. Ransom on 28 July 1863. Boon's Mill was situated on [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Barefoot, Daniel W. Bruce's Cross Roads, located in northern Guilford County in the present community of Summerfield, was the site of a Revolutionary War skirmish on 12 Feb. 1781 between American forces commanded by Lt. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. The Cabarrus Black Boys were nine young men from Rowan and Mecklenburg (later Cabarrus) Counties who took part in an infamous raid against a royal governmental military convoy during the Regulator [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Norris, David A., Barefoot, Daniel W. On 26 Sept. 1780 the Revolutionary War battle at Charlotte pitted the British troops of Lord Charles Cornwallis against a greatly outnumbered but surprisingly combative force of North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Near Clapp’s Mill on Beaver Creek not far from the Alamance battlefield, Col. Henry Lee’s Legion, supported by local militia and some Catawba Indians, surprised the mounted cavalry of Lt. Col. [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Cross, Jerry L. Cowan's Ford, Battle of by Jerry L. Cross, 2006 The Battle of Cowan's Ford, which took place in northwestern Mecklenburg County, was a Revolutionary War action [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hughes, Nathaniel C., Jr. The Battle of Cowpens took place on 17 Jan. 1781 near Spartanburg, S.C. To reverse the appalling pattern of defeat in the South during the American Revolution, Gen. George Washington appointed Gen. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, William L. The Battle of Deep Creek, also called the Battle of Quallatown, was a Civil War engagement that occurred on February 2, 1864. Union troops from the 14th Illinois Cavalry under Major Francis M. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hairr, John. The Revolutionary War battle of Earle's Ford occurred on 15 July 1780 in western South Carolina adjacent to the far southern end of present-day Polk County. On 13 July 1780 Col. John Jones of Georgia [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. The Battle of Elizabeth City, also known as the Battle of Cobb's Point, was a Civil War engagement between Union and Confederate gunboats on the Pasquotank River in February 1862. Flag Officer [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Tetterton, Beverly. The Battle of Elizabethtown, which took place on or around 27 Aug. 1781 and essentially crushed the Tories' sway in the North Carolina's Cape Fear region, involved one of the great ruses in the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, William L. The Battle of Etchoe took place during the Cherokee War of 1760-61 between the Cherokee and the English. That war, a subconflict within the French and Indian War, began when whites murdered a number [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . An illustration of the First Battle of Bull Run, as it was called in the North. Northerners often named battles for rivers, while Southerners named them for towns. You'll see "Bull Run" and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. Flying demon shoots arrows that become serpents (Thai Ramayana mural) A flying demon, visible in the upper left corner, shoots arrows that become serpents as they fall. The arrows become wavy as [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Faulkner, Ronnie W. The Civil War battle at Fort Fisher consisted of two separate expeditions against the formidable Confederate fortification near the mouth of the Cape Fear River on 24-27 Dec. 1864 and 12-15 Jan. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Blair, Dan. Foster's Raid by Dan Blair, 2006 See also: Battle of Kinston; Battle of Whitehall; Civil War In December 1862, with the Civil War in its second year, Brig. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Farnham, Thomas J. The Battle of Free Bridge, a Civil War engagement sometimes called the Battle of Comfort or the Battle of Quaker Bridge, occurred on 6 July 1863. Two days earlier, Gen. C. A. Heckman, commander of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Belton, Tom. Gettysburg, Battle of by Tom Belton, 2006 See: More on Civil War Battles from the Encyclopedia of North Carolina | More on Civil War Battles From the time the first Confederate troops [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The two Civil War battles at Gum Swamp occurred in April and May 1863. Companies B, D, and F of the 56th North Carolina Regiment were sent down the Lower Trent Road to a picket post on the Trent [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Blair, Dan. Hatteras Inlet, Battle of by Dan Blair, 2006 See: More on Civil War Battles from the Encyclopedia of North Carolina | More on Civil War Battles In late August 1861 the Federal victory in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Margery. Indian painting shows Rama shooting arrows in battle with Ravana's demons An Indian painting shows Rama shooting arrows in battle with Ravana’s demons. On a bright yellow background, the painting [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Blair, Dan. The Civil War battle at Kinston on 13-14 Dec. 1862 was the first major Confederate opposition to the advance of Brig. Gen. John G. Foster to Goldsboro. Foster led a force of about 10,000 infantry, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Smith, Maud Thomas, Smythe, Andrea. MacDonald, Flora by Maud Thomas Smith, 1991; Revised by Andrea Smythe, SLNC Government & Heritage Library, December 2023 ca. 1722–March 5, 1790 See also:  Flora MacDonald Homesite [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Norris, David A. Also known as the Battle of the Bees, the Battle of McIntyre's Farm was a Revolutionary War skirmish fought on 3 October 1780 in Mecklenburg County. When British commander Lord Charles Cornwallis [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. The Civil War battle at New Bern occurred on 14 Mar. 1862 between the Union forces of Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside and Confederate troops under Brig. Gen. Lawrence O. Branch. In February 1862 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. The Union capture of New Bern in March 1862 was a severe blow to the Confederacy. The second-largest town in North Carolina and an important railroad and river trade center, New Bern became a base [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Butler, Lindley S. The Battle of New Garden was a series of Revolutionary War clashes that took place on the morning of 15 Mar. 1781 immediately preceding the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. The battle began just after [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kimball, L. J. New River, Battle of by L. J. Kimball, 2006; Revised November 2022. See: More on Civil War Battles from the Encyclopedia of North Carolina | More on Civil War Battles The Civil War [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hairr, John. The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail runs from Abingdon, Va., to the Kings Mountain National Military Park in South Carolina, crossing parts of Tennessee and North Carolina. A separate [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Blair, Dan. Plymouth, Battle of by Dan Blair, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, October 2023 See: Civil War Battles The Battle of Plymouth was a Confederate combined-arms [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Parramore, Thomas C. The Battle of Potecasi Creek, also called the Battle of Mount Tabor Church, was a Civil War skirmish in Hertford County that occurred on 26 July 1863, while elements of Maj. Gen. John G. Foster's [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Butler, Lindley S. Raft Swamp was a notorious Loyalist refuge during the American Revolution and the site of the most important action of the Wilmington campaign. On 15 Oct. 1781, in the course of Gen. Griffith [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Barefoot, Daniel W. The Revolutionary War battle at Ramsour's Mill in Lincoln County took place on 20 June 1780. With the American surrender of Charles Towne (present-day Charleston, S.C.) on 12 May 1780, British [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The Civil War battle at Rawls's Mill in Martin County took place on November 2,1862. Major General John G. Foster, commander of Union forces in North Carolina, was leading 5,000 soldiers from [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Report from Iwo JimaAn undated eyewitness account of the naval assault and amphibious landings on Iwo Jima in February [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. In February 1862 a Civil War battle was fought at Roanoke Island, situated in the narrow passage of water between Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. With Union forces in possession of Hatteras Inlet since [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Tetterton, Beverly. Rockfish, Battle of by Beverly Tetterton, 2006 The Revolutionary War engagement called the Battle of Rockfish took place on 2 Aug. 1781 at Rockfish Creek, about one mile south of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Margery. Serpents coil around monkey troops and horse (Thai Ramayana mural)Serpents coil around monkey troops and horse (Thai Ramayana mural)Demon arrows that become serpents coil around Rama’s monkey troops, [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Freeman, Margery. Serpents coil around Rama's monkey troops and Laksman (Thai Ramayana mural)Serpents coil around Rama's monkey troops and Laksman (Thai Ramayana mural) Serpents coil around Rama's troops, as seen in [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr., Norris, Thomas L., Jr. The Battle of South Mills, a Civil War engagement also known as the Battle of Sawyer's Lane and the Battle of Camden, occurred in Camden County on 19 Apr. 1862 at the south end of the Dismal Swamp [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bell, John L., Jr. The Battle of South Pacolet River, a Revolutionary War engagement, occurred along the North Carolina-South Carolina border on the night of 14-15 July 1780 as a result of Loyalist colonel Alexander [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Stoga, John Astooga by William S. Powell, 1994 d. 15 Sept. 1862 John Astooga Stoga, popular Cherokee [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Whittenburg, James P. In the spring of 1765, men from the Sugar Creek and Reedy Creek neighborhoods in newly created Mecklenburg County attacked a crew surveying plantations on approximately 1.2 million acres granted to [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Davis, Charles C. The Civil War battle at Swan's Quarter occurred on 3 Mar. 1863 during a Union expedition led by Capt. Colin Richardson. His command included Company G from the 1st North Carolina Infantry (U.S.). [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . A sailor stands on the railing of a ship and pulls down the Confederate flag amid smoke. Caption reads: "Jas. H. Raymond taking the rebel flag from the burning gunboat Fanny at the brilliant naval [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

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by Dease, Jared, Putt, Alyssa. The Regulator Movement By Jared Dease and Alyssa Putt, 2022 From the NCPedia K-8 Collection See also: The Regulator Movement on NCPedia, The Regulators Chapter on [...] (from NCpedia K-8 Collection.)

by Hairr, John. Torrence's Tavern, located ten miles east of Beattie's Ford across the Catawba River on the road to Salisbury in present-day Iredell County, was the site of a stinging Revolutionary War defeat that [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Farnham, Thomas J. The Civil War action known as the Battle of Trenton, generally considered a skirmish, occurred on 6 Dec. 1863 in Jones County on the banks of Chinquapin Creek, about six miles west of Trenton. The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Margery. Twenty-armed Ravana fights eagle king Sadayu on Indian paintingTwenty-armed Ravana fights eagle king Sadayu on Indian painting A twenty-armed and ten-headed demon king Ravana fights the eagle king [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Dalton, Carol E. Thomas Wade, merchant, Revolutionary soldier, and legislator, was born possibly in Craven County. His father was probably the English immigrant John Wade. About 1743 Thomas Wade married Jane Boggan, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Pope, David L. The Revolutionary War battle of Wahab's Plantation took place on 21 Sept. 1780 between present-day Monroe, N.C., and Lancaster, S.C. Earlier in the month the British army, commanded by Lord Charles [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stick, David, Norris, David A. Disputes between the United States and Great Britain over neutrality laws, the impressment of American sailors by British warships, and the suspicion that the British were inciting Indian wars on the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hairr, John. The Battle of Wetzell's (or Whitsall's) Mill was a Revolutionary War engagement that took place in northeastern Guilford County on 6 Mar. 1781. Lord Charles Cornwallis made an attempt to cut off [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, L. George. Whitehall, Battle of by L. George Williams, 2006 See: More on Civil War Battles from the Encyclopedia of North Carolina | More on Civil War Battles The Civil War battle of Whitehall [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)