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 7-8, 1862: Roanoke Island
March 14, 1862: New Berne
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: Averasborough
March 19-21, 1865: Bentonville

References and additional resources:

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

NC LIVE

WorldCat searches (Searches numerous library catalogs):

Civil War

Image Credits:

Slideshow from the North Carolina State Archives Flickr feed.

Subjects:

Civil War (1861-1865)

Authors:

Rudersdorf, Amy

From:

NCpedia.

15 September 2010 | Rudersdorf, Amy

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