General history of the War of the Rebellion
A mound visible along New Bern Ave. in Raleigh NC has been identified as the remnant of a Civil War battery and has been registered with the state of NC as an archaeological site.… Read More New Bern Ave. – A Civil War Battery in Plain Sight
A.R. Bredenberg has released a new version of his Google Map of the 1863 Raleigh entrenchments.… Read More Map of Raleigh’s 1863 Entrenchments Completely Revised
If you stand at the corner of Peace Street and West Street, where the new Publix market is, and look northwest, you’ll be looking up to the hilltop where John and Margaret (Mordecai) Devereux lived with their children.… Read More Raleigh’s Civil War Fortifications Protected the Home of Quartermaster John Devereux
The Bentonville [NC) Battlefield includes over 15,000 feet of preserved Civil War earthworks.… Read More Extensive preserved earthworks at Bentonville Battlefield
I wanted to share the most recent iteration of my Google Map of the 1863 Civil War fortifications that circled Raleigh, NC. Since I posted the first version in January 2020, I’ve added many photos of the current locations of the entrenchment lines and artillery emplacements.… Read More Updated Google Map of Raleigh Civil War Fortifications
In January 1864, Union General Ulysses S. Grant suggested a plan for an invasion of North Carolina from New Bern, and specifically mentioned Raleigh as a prime target.… Read More Gen Grant Suggested Invading NC and Occupying Raleigh in January 1864
West Point map of Confederate railroads shows the interconnections of railroads in the south and mid-Atlantic. and how close the Wilmington and Weldon came to Raleigh.… Read More Railroad Map: Union Raids on RR Posed a Threat to Raleigh
Use this Google Map to explore Raleigh’s Civil War fortifications on today’s landscape.… Read More Google Map of Raleigh’s Civil War Earthworks
Lt Col Henry T. Guion, the author of the 1863 map, did not include a key, so I’ve had to do a bit of study in glossaries and guides to decide how to label the portions of wall themselves.… Read More Redans, Angles, Entrenchments – Labeling Features on the 1863 Map of Raleigh’s Wall
Could Civil War earthworks still be seen on today’s landscape, 150 years later? Definitely. This video from the Cold Harbor battlefield shows striking examples.… Read More What could Civil War earthworks look like today? Example from Cold Harbor
Raleigh's Wall and the American Civil War 