North Carolina Civil War Trails
Page 16 of 20 — Showing results 151 to 160 of 193
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1FGT_gen-william-j-palmer_Fairview-NC.html
(preface)
On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the North…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1FHU_marshall_Marshall-NC.html
On May 13, 1861, voters gathered here in Marshall, the Madison County seat, to elect a delegate for the Secession Convention to be held in Raleigh. The citizens were divided in their loyalties. Sheriff Ransom P. Merrill and others were later described as &q…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1G7C_knotts-island_Knotts-Island-NC.html
During the Civil War, salt—essential for the preservation of meat—was vitally important to the massive Union and Confederate armies. Currituck County's location was ideal for salt works, and Knotts Island's residents made salt both here and acro…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1GEJ_pettigrew-birthplace_Creswell-NC.html
James Johnston Pettigrew was born here at Bonarva on July 4, 1828. His father, Ebenezer Pettigrew, operated several large plantations in Tyrell and Washington Counties. Johnston Pettigrew, as he was called, graduated in 1847 from the University of North Car…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1GES_fort-compher-battlefield_Plymouth-NC.html
Atop the hill in front of you, on the left side of the field, stood Fort Compher (also called Fort Comfort), a key position for U.S. forces occupying Plymouth. The nine-sided fortifications was named for Capt. Alexander Compher of the 101st Pennsylvania Inf…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1GFJ_asa-biggs-house_Williamston-NC.html
Asa Biggs (1811-1878), a prominent North Carolina politician and jurist, and his wife, Martha, built this Federal and Greek Revival—style house and lived here from 1835 to 1862. Biggs practiced law from his office just across Smithwick Street.
Biggs …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1GFU_otter-creek-bridge-skirmish_Greenville-NC.html
(preface)
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided Greenville, then …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1GFW_greenville_Greenville-NC.html
(preface)
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided Greenville, then …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1GFX_chasing-gen-potter_Farmville-NC.html
(preface)
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided Greenville, then…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1GFY_scuffleton-bridge_Ayden-NC.html
(preface)
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided Greenville, then …