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).

Subjects:

Civil War (1861-1865)

Authors:

Rudersdorf, Amy

From:

NCpedia.

15 September 2010 | Rudersdorf, Amy