Monday, September 27, 2021

Top 10 Civil War Sites in Eastern North Carolina-- Part 1: New Bern, and Fort Fisher

From the September 8, 2021, New Bern (NC) Sun-Journal by  Todd Wetherington.

1.  NEW BERN BATLEFIELD PARK in New Bern.    

Includes more than 30 acres of the battlefield which took place March 14, 1862.  There is a history walk now which includes 35 interpretive panels of the battle and impact on New Bern.

2.  NEW BERN ACADEMY in New Bern.

Located four blocks from the Tryon Palace, built in 1809 as a school for boys and girls.   Used as a hospital during the war and recruitment place for the 35th USCT.   Today it is a museum.

3.  FORT FISHER in Kure Beach.

You might say I've written a little bit about this place.

--Old B-Runner


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