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An authentick relation of the Battle of Alamance: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.11; Contemporary newspaper account of the Battle of Alamance, fought between Regulators and militia led by Governor William Tryon on May 16, 1771. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

The Battle of Bentonville: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.9; Memoir of a Confederate soldier describing the march to Bentonville and the battle there on March 19, 1865. He describes the desperate state of the Confederate army by the end of the war. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The Battle of Gettysburg: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.9; The diary of Confederate soldier Louis Leon in the first days of July 1863, describing his experiences at the Battle of Gettysburg. Includes historical commentary.; Format: diary; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.7; In February 1776, Patriot militia companies fought an army of Loyalists, mainly Scottish Highlanders, at Moore's Creek Bridge near Wilmington, North Carolina. The Patriot victory convinced colonial leaders to push for independence.; Format: article

The Battle of New Bern: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.5; The Battle of New Bern on March 14, 1862, won by Union General Burnside's forces, was the second of three major engagements on the North Carolina coast in the second year of the Civil War.; Format: article

The battle of Roanoke Island: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.3; Dispatch from Roanoke Island to northern newspapers after the Union victory in February 1862. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

The burning of Elizabeth City: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.4; Excerpt from Richard Creecy's memoir describing the fall of Elizabeth City to Union troops in February 1862 and its partial burning by residents. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

The Burnside Expedition: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.1; Union General Ambrose Burnside led an assault on Roanoke Island in February 1862. Burnside's forces would take and hold much of the coast of North Carolina for the remainder of the war.; Format: article

The destruction of the CSS Albemarle: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.3; Report of Lieutenant William Barker Cushing, U.S. Navy, on the destruction of the ironclad CSS Albemarle during the Civil War. Includes historical commentary and background on ironclad ships, including a podcast.; Format: letter

Graves at Kings Mountain National Military Park: Format: image/photograph

North Carolina as a Civil War battlefield, May 1862–November 1864: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.1; Summary of military operations in North Carolina during the middle three years of the war, including the Confederate raid on Goldsboro, Potter's Raid, the Battle of Plymouth, and the sinking of the CSS Albemarle.; Format: article

North Carolina as a Civil War battlefield, November 1864–May 1865: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.2; Article describes major events and battles in North Carolina during the last year of the Civil War, including Sherman's Carolinas Campaign.; Format: article

North Carolina as a Civil War battlefield: May 1861-April 1862: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.4; Summary of military operations in North Carolina in the first year of the Civil War, including Burnside's Expedition against the coast.; Format: article

Rose O'Neal Greenhow describes the Battle of Manassas: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.6; Excerpt from the memoir of the Confederate spy in which she describes the First Battle of Manassas in June 1861 and her role in getting intelligence to Confederate generals. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Sherman's march through North Carolina: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.7; After capturing Atlanta in September 1864, Union General William Sherman led his troops on a "March to the Sea" across Georgia, destroying crops, livestock, supplies, and civilian infrastructure that might possibly support the Confederate war effort. He then turned north into the Carolinas, entering North Carolina in March 1865. This "Carolinas Campaign" ended with the surrender of Confederate General Joseph Johnston to Sherman at Bennett Place on April 26.; Format: article

Surrender of General Burgoyne: John Trumbull's painting Surrender of General Burgoyne was commissioned in 1817. The painting depicts the surrender of British General Burgoyne to the Continental Army at Saratoga, New York, in 1777 — a turning point in...; Format: image/painting

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