New Bern
Beaufort
Wilmington
Albemarle Sound
PamlicoSou
nd
Cape Fear R.
HawR.Deep
R.
Pee Dee
Yadkin
R.Dan
R.
French Broad
Cataw
baR.
R.
Neuse R.Trent
Pamlico R.
Roanoke R.
The Civil WarPrincipal Campaigns and Battles,1861-1865
Cape Fear
Cape Lookout
CapeHatteras
R.
Neuse R.
Federal Amphibious Operations
KinstonAVERASBORO
WYSE FORK
FORT FISHER
MONROE’SCROSSROADS
Durham
Station
R.
Fayetteville
SHERMAN’S ARMYEnters North Carolina,
March 7-8, 1865
Morrisville
Smithfield
WILMINGTON CAMPAIGN — 1865— February 11
— February 18— February 19-20— February 20
— February 22
Sugar LoafFort AndersonTown CreekForks RoadNortheast Station
BENTONVILLE
Johnston Surrenders toSherman at Bennett Place,April 26, 1865
Asheville
Danbury
Germanton
MocksvilleTaylorsville
Boone
Wilkesboro
Jonesville
Elkin
Dobson
Mt. Airy
Blowing Rock
Hendersonville
Lenoir
Patterson
SWANNANOAGAP
HOWARD’S GAP
DEEP GAP
SHALLOWFORD
Marion
Salem
Statesville
Lincolnton
Stoneman’s CavalryEnters North Carolinafrom Tennessee,March 28, 1865
Stoneman Enters Virginia,April 3, 1865
Stoneman Returns to North Carolina,April 9, 1865
Asheville OccupiedApril 26, 1865 Goldsboro
RALEIGH
Greensboro
SalisburyMorganton
Charlotte
Whiteville
Lumberton
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Henderson Halifax
Burgaw
Faison Mt. Olive
Hillsborough
Mitchener’s Sta.
Thomasville
Gibsonville
High Point
Jamestown
RockyPoint
Rose Hill
Warsaw
Weldon
GastonTownsville
Garysburg
Laurinburg
Rockingham
Concord
Lexington
Rutherfordton
Lilesville
Wadesboro
Chowan
R.
Elizabeth CityWinton
Edenton
Washington
Plymouth
South Mills
Roanoke I.
Tranter’s Creek
Gillett’s FarmMorehead City
Fort Macon
BURNSIDE’SENTRY
Principal Forts
Stoneman’s First Raid into North Carolina
Stoneman’s Second Raid into North Carolina
Federal Occupation of Goldsboro(Schofield and Terry, in conjunction withSherman)
Federal Approaches for Land-SeaOperations
Sherman’s March throughNorth Carolina
Principal Battles and Engagements
Engagements of the Burnside Expedition
Destruction of Property during Stoneman’s Raid
Towns under Federal Control in Eastern N.C.
MAP BY MARK ANDERSON MOORE
BooneWilkesboroShallow FordMocksvilleYadkin River BridgeSalisburyMorgantonHoward’s Gap
STONEMAN’S RAID— March 28, 1865
— March 29, 1865— April 11, 1865
— April 11, 1865— April 12, 1865
(Grant’s Creek) — April 12, 1865(Catawba River) — April 17, 1865
— April 22, 1865
NOTABLE CLASHES:
BURNSIDE EXPEDITION — 1862— March 23-April 26
— April 13— April 19
— June 5
Siege of Fort MaconGillett’s FarmSouth MillsTranter’s Creek
D.H. HILL IN EASTERN N.C. — 1863— March 13-14— March 30-April 15
Attack on New BernSiege of Washington
FOSTER’S RAID (GOLDSBORO EXPEDITION) — 1862— December 13-14
— December 14— December 16
— December 17
Southwest CreekKinstonWhitehallGoldsboro Bridge
Roanoke IslandNew BernPlymouth
Wyse ForkMonroe’s CrossroadsAverasboro
MAJOR CAMPAIGNS— January-July 1862
— December 1864-February 1865(Sherman & Johnston) — February-April 1865
— March-April 1865
Burnside ExpeditionFort Fisher-Wilmington CampaignCampaign of the CarolinasStoneman’s Raid
— February 7-8, 1862 (Burnside Expedition)— March 14, 1862 (Burnside Expedition)— April 17-20, 1864 (Recaptured by Hoke’s Confederates)
• — December 24-25, 1864; January 13-15, 1865
— March 8-10, 1865— March 10, 1865
— March 16, 1865• — March 19-21, 1865
PRINCIPAL BATTLES & ENGAGEMENTS
FORT FISHER
BENTONVILLE
(Largest land-sea operations of the Civil War)
(Largest land battle ever fought in North Carolina)
PICKETT IN EASTERN N.C. — 1864— February 1-3Attack on New Bern
GOLDSBORO TO RALEIGH — 1865(Sherman & Johnston)
— April 10, 1865— April 11, 1865
— April 12, 1865— April 12, 1865
— April 13, 1865— April 13, 1865
Moccasin CreekSmithfieldStalling’s StationSwift CreekMorrisvilleRaleigh
RAILROAD KEY:
1. Wilmington & Weldon2. North Carolina3. Atlantic & North Carolina4. Wilmington, Charlotte, & Rutherfordton5. Raleigh & Gaston6. Western North Carolina7. Richmond & Danville8. Wilmington & Manchester
From The Way We Lived in North Carolina© 2003 The University of North Carolina PressMap © North Carolina Department of Cultural ResourcesAll rights reserved.
