Battles (68)

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.)